Meaning of GALACTOSE
| Pronunciation: | | gu'laktows
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a simple sugar found in lactose |
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| | Synonyms: | | brain sugar |
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| | See Also: | | saccharose, sucrose | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ga*lac"tose\, n. (Chem.)
A white, crystalline sugar, {C6H12O6}, isomeric with
dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and
also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid.
Called also {lactose} (though it is not lactose proper).
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A type of sugar found in milk products and sugar beets, it is also made by the body. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has calories. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A six-carbon sugar that is an optical isomer of glucose, but is less sweet and less soluble. Galactose is found in milk, sugar beets, seaweed, and in nerve and brain tissue. |
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