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galactosamine

galactosamine noun: an amino derivative of the sugar galactose; found in glycolipids and in mucopolysaccharides.

Noun

galactosamine (countable and uncountable, plural galactosamines)

  1. an amino derivative of the sugar galactose; found in glycolipids and in mucopolysaccharides

Forms of galactosamine

pluralgalactosamines

Origin of galactosamine

From galactose + -amine.

Words formed from galactosamine

Questions about galactosamine

What does galactosamine mean?
Galactosamine means an amino derivative of the sugar galactose; found in glycolipids and in mucopolysaccharides.
What part of speech is galactosamine?
Galactosamine is a noun.
What is the plural of galactosamine?
The plural of galactosamine is galactosamines.

Words near galactosamine in the dictionary

  1. galactorrhoea
  2. galactorrhœa
  3. galactosaemia
  4. galactosaemias
  5. galactosaemic
  6. galactosamine
  7. galactosamines
  8. galactosaminidase
  9. galactosaminidases
  10. galactosaminogalactan
  11. galactosaminoglycan

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