galactose
galactose · galactoses
галактоза
A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by…A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
US/ɡəˈlaktəʊz/
» Galactose is a carbohydrate.
Галактоза - это углевод.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
галакто́заgalaktóza
More definitions
- a simple sugar found in lactose
Examples
1 sentencesGalactose is a carbohydrate.
ruГалактоза - это углевод. — Selena777
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the monosaccharide:
Origin
From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).
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Forms
plural: galactoses| Singular | galactose |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a simple sugar found in lactose:brain sugar
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable