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ga⋅lac⋅tose

[guh-lak-tohs]
–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C6H12O6, obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages.

Origin:
1865–70; galact- + -ose 2
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ga·lac·tose   (gə-lāk'tōs')   
n.  A monosaccharide, C6H12O6, commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and mucilages.
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Main Entry: ga·lac·tose
Pronunciation: g&-'lak-"tOs, -"tOz
Function: noun
: an optically active sugarC6H12O6 that is less soluble and less sweet than glucose and is known in dextrorotatory, levorotatory, and racemic forms
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galactose ga·lac·tose (gə-lāk'tōs')
n.
A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose. Also called brain sugar.

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