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galactoglucan

galactoglucan noun: a polysaccharide composed of alternating glucose and galactose units.

Noun

galactoglucan (plural galactoglucans)

  1. A polysaccharide composed of alternating glucose and galactose units

Forms of galactoglucan

pluralgalactoglucans

Origin of galactoglucan

From galacto- + glucan.

Questions about galactoglucan

What does galactoglucan mean?
Galactoglucan means a polysaccharide composed of alternating glucose and galactose units.
What part of speech is galactoglucan?
Galactoglucan is a noun.
What is the plural of galactoglucan?
The plural of galactoglucan is galactoglucans.

Words near galactoglucan in the dictionary

  1. galactogen
  2. galactogenesis
  3. galactogenetic
  4. galactogenic
  5. galactogens
  6. galactoglucan
  7. galactoglucans
  8. galactoglucomannan
  9. galactoglucomannans
  10. galactoglucopolysaccharide
  11. galactoglucopolysaccharides

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