galactan

galactan
ga·lac·tan gə-'lak-tən, -.tan n any of several polysaccharides of plant or animal origin (as agar) that yield galactose on hydrolysis

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ga·lac·tan (gə-lakґtən) any polymer composed of galactose residues and occurring in plants, e.g., agar.

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