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X-gal

X-gal noun: 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.

x-gal: 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase
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Noun

X-gal (uncountable)

  1. 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.

Origin of X-gal

Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.

Questions about X-gal

What does X-gal mean?
X-gal means 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.
What part of speech is X-gal?
X-gal is a noun.

Words near X-gal in the dictionary

  1. x-div.
  2. x-dressing
  3. x-factor
  4. x-factors
  5. X-Filesy
  6. X-gal
  7. x-hat
  8. x-height
  9. x-heights
  10. X-inactivation
  11. x-ing

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