galactosamine

noun

ga·lac·tos·amine gə-ˌlak-ˈtō-sə-ˌmēn

-zə-

: an amino derivative C₆H₁₃O₅N of galactose that occurs in cartilage

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Etymology

borrowed from German Galaktosamin, Galactosamin, from Galaktose, Galactose galactose + Amin amine

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1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of galactosamine was in 1900

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galactosamine

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ga·lac·tos·amine gə-ˌlak-ˈtō-sə-ˌmēn, -zə-

: an amino derivative C₆H₁₃O₅N of galactose that occurs in cartilage

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