Galactose
/ɡəˈlaktəʊz/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins. countable, uncountable
- 2 a simple sugar found in lactose wordnet
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All synonymsEtymology
From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).