galactosan
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galactosan — /geuh lak teuh san , seuhn/, n. galactan. [GALACTOSE + AN] * * * … Universalium
galactosan — ga·lac·to·san (gə lakґto san) galactan … Medical dictionary
galactosan — /geuh lak teuh san , seuhn/, n. galactan. [GALACTOSE + AN] … Useful english dictionary
galactan — /geuh lak teuhn, tan/, n. Biochem. any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis. Also, galactosan. [1885 90; < G; see GALACT , ANE] * * * … Universalium
carrageenan, carrageenin — A polysaccharide vegetable gum obtained from Irish moss; a galactosan sulfate resembling agar in molecular structure. SYN: carrageen (2), carragheen. [Carragheen, Irish village] … Medical dictionary
