galactose

noun Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C6H12O6, obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages.

noun

1. a white water-soluble monosaccharide found in lactose. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6

n.

1. A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose.brain sugar

1. A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and mucilages. Chemical formula: C6H12O6.