galactosamine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

galactose +‎ -amine

Noun[edit]

galactosamine (countable and uncountable, plural galactosamines)

  1. (chemistry) an amino derivative of the sugar galactose; found in glycolipids and in mucopolysaccharides