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galactonojirimycin

galactonojirimycin noun: an iminosugar related to galactose.

Noun

galactonojirimycin (usually uncountable, plural galactonojirimycins)

  1. (usually) An iminosugar related to galactose.

Forms of galactonojirimycin

pluralgalactonojirimycins

Origin of galactonojirimycin

From galacto- + nojirimycin.

Words formed from galactonojirimycin

Questions about galactonojirimycin

What does galactonojirimycin mean?
Galactonojirimycin means an iminosugar related to galactose.
What part of speech is galactonojirimycin?
Galactonojirimycin is a noun.
What is the plural of galactonojirimycin?
The plural of galactonojirimycin is galactonojirimycins.

Words near galactonojirimycin in the dictionary

  1. galactometers
  2. galactonate
  3. galactonates
  4. galactonic
  5. galactonic acid
  6. galactonojirimycin
  7. galactonojirimycins
  8. galactonolactone
  9. galactooligosaccharide
  10. galactooligosaccharides
  11. galactopathy

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