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galactooligosaccharide

galactooligosaccharide noun: any oligosaccharide having galactose residues.

Noun

galactooligosaccharide (plural galactooligosaccharides)

  1. Any oligosaccharide having galactose residues

Forms of galactooligosaccharide

pluralgalactooligosaccharides

Origin of galactooligosaccharide

From galacto- + oligosaccharide.

Words formed from galactooligosaccharide

Questions about galactooligosaccharide

What does galactooligosaccharide mean?
Galactooligosaccharide means any oligosaccharide having galactose residues.
What part of speech is galactooligosaccharide?
Galactooligosaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of galactooligosaccharide?
The plural of galactooligosaccharide is galactooligosaccharides.

Words near galactooligosaccharide in the dictionary

  1. galactonic
  2. galactonic acid
  3. galactonojirimycin
  4. galactonojirimycins
  5. galactonolactone
  6. galactooligosaccharide
  7. galactooligosaccharides
  8. galactopathy
  9. galactophages
  10. galactophagist
  11. galactophagists

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