galactose
US/ɡəˈlaktəʊz/
galactose noun: a monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
Noun
galactose (countable and uncountable, plural galactoses)
- A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
- Synonyms:
- brain sugar
galactose meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
galactose in Hindi
- the monosaccharide
- विदुग्धधु vidugdhadhu
galactose in Tamil
- மூச்சீனி
galactose in Marathi
- the monosaccharide
- विदुग्धधू vidugdhadhū
galactose in Gujarati
- the monosaccharide
- વિદુગ્ધધુ vidugdhadhu
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- galactose in Nepali
- विदुग्धधु vidugdhadhu
- galactose in Tagalog
- galaktosa
- galactose in Persian
- گالاکتوز gâlâktoz
- galactose in Thai
- กาแล็กโทส
Synonyms of galactose
Forms of galactose
| plural | galactoses |
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Origin of galactose
From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Words formed from galactose
Questions about galactose
- What does galactose mean?
- Galactose means a monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
- What is galactose in Hindi?
- Galactose in Hindi is विदुग्धधु (vidugdhadhu). See Galactose meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is galactose?
- Galactose is a noun.
- How do you pronounce galactose?
- Galactose is pronounced /ɡəˈlaktəʊz/ (US).
- What is the plural of galactose?
- The plural of galactose is galactoses.
Words near galactose in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: galactose (page history and authors); galactose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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