Associations to the word «Galactose»

Wiktionary

GALACTOSE, noun. (carbohydrate) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

Dictionary definition

GALACTOSE, noun. A simple sugar found in lactose.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats