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Galactose

Ga-lac′tose

,

Noun.

(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).

Definition 2024

galactose

galactose

English

Noun

galactose ‎(countable and uncountable, plural galactoses)

(biochemistry) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

Derived terms

galactomannan

Related terms

Translations

the monosaccharide

Catalan: galactosa m
Chinese:

Cantonese: 半乳糖 ‎(bun² jyu⁵ tong⁴)

Mandarin: 半乳糖 (zh) ‎(bànrǔtáng)

Min Nan: 半奶糖 ‎(pòaⁿ-leng-thn̂g, pòaⁿ-ni-thn̂g, pòaⁿ-lin-thn̂g)
Czech: galaktosa f
Danish: galaktose
Finnish: galaktoosi (fi)
French: galactose (fr) m
Gujarati: વિદુગ્ધધુ ‎(vidugdhadhu)
Hindi: विदुग्धधु ‎(vidugdhadhu)

Italian: galattosio (it) m
Marathi: विदुग्धधू ‎(vidugdhadhū)
Nepali: विदुग्धधु ‎(widugdhadhu)
Norwegian: galaktose
Persian: گالاکتوز (fa) ‎(gâlâktoz)
Polish: galaktoza f
Portuguese: galactose (pt) f
Russian: галакто́за (ru) f ‎(galaktóza)
Spanish: galactosa f
Swedish: galaktos (sv)
Tagalog: galaktosa
Thai: กาแล็กโทส

French

Noun

galactose m ‎(uncountable)

(biochemistry) galactose

Portuguese

Noun

galactose f (plural galactoses)

(biochemistry) galactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)