galactan

noun

galactan

noun

1

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A polysaccharide consisting of many galactose residues.

Derived terms: arabinogalactan, azo-galactan, fucogalactan, galactanase, heterogalactan, pneumogalactan, polygalactan, rhamnogalactan, xylofucogalactan, xylogalactan

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