galactoglucan

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noun

A polysaccharide composed of alternating glucose and galactose units

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Meanings

noungalactoglucan (plural galactoglucans)

plural galactoglucans

  1. biochemistryA polysaccharide composed of alternating glucose and galactose units

Origin

From galacto- + glucan.

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APA

galactoglucan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactoglucan

MLA

“galactoglucan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactoglucan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactoglucan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactoglucan.

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