galactose

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US/ɡəˈlaktəʊz/US/ɡəˈlaktəʊs/

noun

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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brain sugar
OriginAncient Greek γάλακτος →
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Meanings

noungalactose (countable and uncountable, plural galactoses)

plural galactoses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

    Synonyms: brain sugar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

Similar
brain sugar

More synonyms by meaning

nouna simple sugar found in lactose

Similar
brain sugar
Broader
sucrosesaccharose
Also see
brain sugar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγάλακτος“milk”
  2. Englishgalactose

From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”). Piecewise doublet of lactose.

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Translations

Catalan galactosa
  • galactosathe monosaccharide
Chinese Cantonese 半乳糖
  • 半乳糖 (bun² jyu⁵ tong⁴)the monosaccharide
Chinese Mandarin 半乳糖
  • 半乳糖 (bànrǔtáng)the monosaccharide
Czech galaktóza
  • galaktózathe monosaccharide
Danish galaktose
  • galaktosethe monosaccharide
Esperanto galaktozo
  • galaktozothe monosaccharide
Finnish galaktoosi
  • galaktoosithe monosaccharide
French galactose
  • galactosethe monosaccharide
Hindi विदुग्धधु
  • विदुग्धधु (vidugdhadhu)the monosaccharide
Italian galattosio
  • galattosiothe monosaccharide
Norwegian galaktose
  • galaktosethe monosaccharide
Persian گالاکتوز
  • گالاکتوز (gâlâktoz)the monosaccharide
Polish galaktoza
  • galaktozathe monosaccharide
Portuguese galactose
  • galactosethe monosaccharide
Russian галакто́за
  • галакто́за (galaktóza)the monosaccharide
Slovak galaktóza
  • galaktózathe monosaccharide
Spanish galactosa
  • galactosathe monosaccharide
Swedish galaktos
  • galaktosthe monosaccharide
Tagalog galaktosa
  • galaktosathe monosaccharide
Thai กาแล็กโทส
  • กาแล็กโทสthe monosaccharide
Cite this entry
APA

galactose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactose

MLA

“galactose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactose.

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