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galacto-

galacto- prefix: used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose.

Prefix

galacto-

  1. Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
  2. Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies
    • galacto- + -centric → galactocentric

Origin of galacto-

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”).

Questions about galacto-

What does galacto- mean?
Galacto- means used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose.
What part of speech is galacto-?
Galacto- is a prefix.

Words near galacto- in the dictionary

  1. galactin
  2. galactinol
  3. galactins
  4. galactitol
  5. galactitols
  6. galacto-
  7. galacto-oligosaccharide
  8. galactobiose
  9. galactocele
  10. galactoceles
  11. galactocentric

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