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galactogen

galactogen noun: any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues.

Noun

galactogen (plural galactogens)

  1. Any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues.

Forms of galactogen

pluralgalactogens

Origin of galactogen

From galacto- + -gen.

Questions about galactogen

What does galactogen mean?
Galactogen means any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues.
What part of speech is galactogen?
Galactogen is a noun.
What is the plural of galactogen?
The plural of galactogen is galactogens.

Words near galactogen in the dictionary

  1. galactofuranosides
  2. galactofuranosyl
  3. galactofurans
  4. galactogalacturonan
  5. galactogalacturonans
  6. galactogen
  7. galactogenesis
  8. galactogenetic
  9. galactogenic
  10. galactogens
  11. galactoglucan

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