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Galactose

//ɡəˈlaktəʊz// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a simple sugar found in lactose wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).

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