galactoseEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishgalactose /ɡəˈlaktəʊz / ▸ noun [mass noun] Chemistry a sugar of the hexose class which is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides. – ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Greek gala, galaktos ‘milk’ + -ose2.
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