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galactin

galactin noun: an amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.

Noun

galactin (countable and uncountable, plural galactins)

  1. An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.
  2. A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron).
  3. An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.

Forms of galactin

pluralgalactins

Origin of galactin

From Ancient Greek γάλα, γᾰ́λᾰκτ- (gála, gắlăkt-, “milk”) + -in. Compare lactin.

Words formed from galactin

Questions about galactin

What does galactin mean?
Galactin means an amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.
What part of speech is galactin?
Galactin is a noun.
What is the plural of galactin?
The plural of galactin is galactins.

Words near galactin in the dictionary

  1. galactically
  2. galacticide
  3. galactico
  4. galacticol
  5. galacticos
  6. galactin
  7. galactinol
  8. galactins
  9. galactitol
  10. galactitols
  11. galacto-

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