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Galactose vs Dextrose - What's the difference?

galactose | dextrose |

As nouns the difference between galactose and dextrose

is that galactose is (carbohydrate) a monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins while dextrose is dextrose (naturally-occurring form of glucose).

galactose

English

(wikipedia galactose)

Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

    • Derived terms

    * galactomannan

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l)

    dextrose

    English

    Noun

  • the naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule

    • Synonyms

    * D-glucose / D-Glucose * dextroglucose

    Antonyms

    * L-glucose / L-Glucose (levorotatory form of glucose)

    Usage notes

    levose is not the antonym L-glucose form, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research. "levose" is a misspelling of levulose (also misspelled as levolose), D-fructose, due to those origins.

    Hypernyms

    * glucose * aldohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Related terms

    * levulose (left sugar)

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