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galactoprotein

galactoprotein noun: any glycoprotein in which the carbohydrate moiety is galactose.

Noun

galactoprotein (plural galactoproteins)

  1. Any glycoprotein in which the carbohydrate moiety is galactose

Forms of galactoprotein

pluralgalactoproteins

Origin of galactoprotein

From galacto- + protein.

Questions about galactoprotein

What does galactoprotein mean?
Galactoprotein means any glycoprotein in which the carbohydrate moiety is galactose.
What part of speech is galactoprotein?
Galactoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of galactoprotein?
The plural of galactoprotein is galactoproteins.

Words near galactoprotein in the dictionary

  1. galactophoritis
  2. galactophorous
  3. galactopoesis
  4. galactopoiesis
  5. galactopoietic
  6. galactoprotein
  7. galactoproteins
  8. galactopyranose
  9. galactopyranoses
  10. galactopyranosidase
  11. galactopyranoside

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