galactose
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaktəʊz/, /ɡəˈlaktəʊs/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
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.
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Translations
the monosaccharide
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French
Further reading
- “galactose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.la.kiˈtɔ.zi/, /ɡa.lakˈtɔ.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.lakˈtɔ.ze/, /ɡa.la.kiˈtɔ.ze/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.lɐˈktɔ.zɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɔzi
- Hyphenation: ga‧lac‧to‧se
Noun
galactose f (plural galactoses)
- (biochemistry) galactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)
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