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ga⋅lac⋅tose

  [guh-lak-tohs]
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–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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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).
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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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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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