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galactosyl

galactosyl noun: the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose.

Noun

galactosyl (plural galactosyls)

  1. The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose

Forms of galactosyl

pluralgalactosyls

Origin of galactosyl

From galactose + -yl.

Words formed from galactosyl

Questions about galactosyl

What does galactosyl mean?
Galactosyl means the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose.
What part of speech is galactosyl?
Galactosyl is a noun.
What is the plural of galactosyl?
The plural of galactosyl is galactosyls.

Words near galactosyl in the dictionary

  1. galactostereochemistry
  2. galactosucrose
  3. galactosugar
  4. galactosugars
  5. galactosuria
  6. galactosyl
  7. galactosylate
  8. galactosylated
  9. galactosylation
  10. galactosylations
  11. galactosylceramidase

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