galactosucrose

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noun

The 4-epimer of sucrose

OriginEnglish sucrose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

noungalactosucrose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe 4-epimer of sucrose

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  5. Old Italianzucchero
  6. Old Frenchçucre
  7. Middle Frenchsucre
  8. Frenchsucre
  9. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  10. Frenchglucose
  11. Englishglucosebf.
  12. Englishsucrose
  13. Englishgalactosucrose

From galacto- + sucrose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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