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Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă) Ancient Greek γάλακτ- (gálakt-)der. New Latinder. English galacto- From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”).
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