Word: galactosucrose
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
lac
to
su
crose
Definition: The 4-epimer of sucrose; a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
Morphemes:
Affix: galacto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
Affix: sucrose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ose
Language: en
Decoded: -ose
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of sugars.