English words starting with galac
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Meanings of Galactagogue:
nounA food or drug that promotes or increases the flow of a mother's milk.
Usage examples:
The oils of the seed increase milk flow which explains its folk use as a galactagogue.
Meanings of Galactan:
nounAny of a class of polysaccharides which are composed of a chain of galactose residues, and which yield galactose on hydrolysis.
Meanings of Galactase:
nounA proteolytic enzyme present in milk.
Meanings of Galactic:
adjectiveRelating to a galaxy or galaxies, especially the galaxy containing the solar system.
Usage examples:
The search for a black hole at the galactic centre
Meanings of Galactocele:
nounA milk-filled cyst or space within the breast; specifically a retention cyst of a milk duct.
Meanings of Galactophore:
nounA milk duct in the mammary gland; specifically one of the larger ducts emptying into the nipple or teat.
Meanings of Galactophorous:
adjectiveConveying or containing milk within the mammary gland.
Meanings of Galactopoiesis:
nounThe production of milk by the mammary gland; specifically the maintenance of milk secretion after its initiation.
Meanings of Galactopoietic:
adjectiveOf or relating to the production of milk; (in later use) specifically of, relating to, or promoting the maintenance of milk secretion.
Meanings of Galactorrhea:
nounExcessive or inappropriate production of milk.
Usage examples:
Thyroid stimulating hormone, testosterone, and prolactin concentrations need be checked only if cyc…
Meanings of Galactorrhoea:
nounExcessive or inappropriate production of milk.
Usage examples:
Thyroid stimulating hormone, testosterone, and prolactin concentrations need be checked only if cyc…
Meanings of Galactosamine:
nounA crystalline amino sugar, of which chondroitin is a derivative.
Usage examples:
Protective effects of phytosomal silybin were observed using rats pre-exposed to toxins such as pra…
Meanings of Galactose:
nounA sugar of the hexose class which is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides.
Usage examples:
Its molecule is split in fermentation or digestion to yield the simple monosaccharide sugars dextro…
Meanings of Galactosemia:
nounThe presence of galactose in the blood; an instance of this; an inherited (autosomal recessive) disorder characterized by this, caused by deficiency of an enzyme involved in galactose metabolism and resulting in cataracts, hepatomegaly, and mental retardation.
Meanings of Galactosemic:
adjectiveOf, relating to or characteristic of galactosaemia; affected with galactosaemia.
nounA person with galactosaemia.
Meanings of Galactosyl:
nounA radical or group derived from galactose by loss of a hydroxyl group. usually attributive or as a formative element in names of compounds.
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