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Calactin vs Galactin - What's the difference?

calactin | galactin |

As nouns the difference between calactin and galactin

is that calactin is a particular steroid glycoside while galactin is (chemistry) an amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids it resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.

calactin

English

Noun

(-)
  • A particular steroid glycoside.

    • galactin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.
  • A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron ).
  • An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
    • (Webster 1913)