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galactan

galactan noun: a polysaccharide consisting of many galactose residues.

Noun

galactan (plural galactans)

  1. A polysaccharide consisting of many galactose residues.

Forms of galactan

pluralgalactans

Words formed from galactan

Questions about galactan

What does galactan mean?
Galactan means a polysaccharide consisting of many galactose residues.
What part of speech is galactan?
Galactan is a noun.
What is the plural of galactan?
The plural of galactan is galactans.

Words near galactan in the dictionary

  1. galactagogic
  2. galactagogue
  3. galactagogues
  4. galactagoguic
  5. galactal
  6. galactan
  7. galactanase
  8. galactanases
  9. galactans
  10. galactarate
  11. galactarates

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