ALL meanings of galactose
ga·lac·tose
G g - noun galactose A sugar of the hexose class that is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides. 1
- noun galactose a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages. 1
- noun galactose a white water-soluble monosaccharide found in lactose. Formula: C6H12O6 0
- noun galactose a white, crystalline monosaccharide, prepared by the hydrolysis of lactose 0