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galactose |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Galactose \Ga*lac"tose\, n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline sugar, {C6H12O6}, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also {lactose} (though it is not lactose proper). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: galactose n : a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: {brain sugar}]
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