X-gal
nounEtymology Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.
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5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.
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noun
Etymology Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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