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galactose

[guh-lak-tohs]

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- + -ose2
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Galactose is always a great word to know.
So is alcohol. Does it mean:
a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group
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galactose (ɡəˈlæktəʊz, -əʊs)
 
n
a white water-soluble monosaccharide found in lactose. Formula: C6H12O6

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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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galactose   (gə-lāk'tōs')  Pronunciation Key 
A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and mucilages. Chemical formula: C6H12O6.
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