galactose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡəˈlaktəʊs/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡəˈlaktəʊz/ (US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| galactoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polygalactose · galactosuria · asialogalactose · digalactose · galactoxyloglucan · trigalactose · galactosyl · glucosylgalactose · galactosephosphate · galactosemia · galactosamine · deoxygalactose · anhydrogalactose · monogalactose
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Translations (26)
hi विदुग्धधु (the monosaccharide) · it galattosio (the monosaccharide) · cmn 半乳糖 (the monosaccharide) · fa گالاکتوز (the monosaccharide) · ru галакто́за (the monosaccharide) · sk galaktóza (the monosaccharide) · no galaktose (the monosaccharide) · fr galactose (the monosaccharide) · yue 半乳糖 (the monosaccharide) · eo galaktozo (the monosaccharide) · gu વિદુગ્ધધુ (the monosaccharide) · pl galaktoza (the monosaccharide) · mr विदुग्धधू (the monosaccharide) · da galaktose (the monosaccharide) · sl galaktoza (the monosaccharide) · th กาแล็กโทส (the monosaccharide) · sv galaktos (the monosaccharide) · ne विदुग्धधु (the monosaccharide) · nan-hbl 半奶糖 (the monosaccharide) · gl galactosa (the monosaccharide) · fi galaktoosi (the monosaccharide) · tl galaktosa (the monosaccharide) · es galactosa (the monosaccharide) · pt galactose (the monosaccharide) · cs galaktóza (the monosaccharide) · ca galactosa (the monosaccharide)