galactin (English, noun)
expansion: galactin (countable and uncountable, plural galactins)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron).
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: galactins
tags: plural