galactosamine

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English

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Etymology

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From galactose +‎ -amine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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galactosamine (countable and uncountable, plural galactosamines)

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