galactose
Portuguese, noun/ɡa.la.kiˈtɔ.zi/
galactose is spelled G-A-L-A-C-T-O-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 111,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galactose is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “galactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação vital que converte o sangue e a linfa em leite”.
What does galactose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegalactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação vital que converte o sangue e a linfa em leite 2. secreção do leite 3. aldose obtida da lactose pela ação de uma enzima ou pela fervura com um mineral ácido e que é uma substância branca, cristalina, semelhante à glicose na maioria de suas propriedades, mas é menos solúvel e menos doce
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galactose
- galactoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galactose?
- Brazil /ɡa.la.kiˈtɔ.zi/
- Brazil /ɡa.lakˈtɔ.zi/
- Portugal /ɡɐ.lɐkˈtɔ.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galactose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galactose in Portuguese?
galactose appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).