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noun
A dicarboxylic acid, HOOC-(CHOH)4-COOH, produced by the oxidation of the milk sugar galactose, used as a test for the presence of galactose or lactose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: galactaric acid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carboxylic acid
History
From Swedish mjölk-socker-syra (milk-sugar-acid).
Across languages
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