Hypertext Webster Gateway: "galactose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galactose \Ga*lac"tose\, n. (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).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
galactose
n : a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: {brain sugar}]
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