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English Dictionary: Galactose by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
galactose
n
  1. a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: galactose, {brain sugar}]
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).
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