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<hw>Ga*lac"ta-gogue</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, milk + <?/ to lead.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An agent exciting secretion of milk.</def>

<h1>Galactic</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*lac"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ milky, fr. <?/, <?/, milk. See <er>Galaxy</er>, and cf. <er>Lactic</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; <as>as, <ex>galactic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way.</def>

<cs><col>Galactic circle</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms. <i>Herschel</i>.</cd> -- <col>Galactic poles</col>, <cd>the poles of the galactic circle.</cd></cs>

<h1>Galactin</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*lac"tin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, milk. Cf. <er>Lactin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (<spn>Galactodendron</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.</def>

<h1>Galactodensimeter</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*lac`to*den*sim"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/ + E. <ets>densimeter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Galactometer</er>.</def>

<h1>Galactometer</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`ac*tom"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, milk + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>galactom\'8atre</ets>. Cf. <er>Lactometer</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (<it>i.e.</it>, its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a lactometer.</def>

<h1>Galactophagist</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`ac*toph"a*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, milk + <?/ to eat: cf. <?/ to live on milk.]</ety> <def>One who eats, or subsists on, milk.</def>

<h1>Galactophagous</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`ac*toph"a*gous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>galactophade</ets>.]</ety> <def>Feeding on milk.</def>

<h1>Galactophorous</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`ac*toph"o*rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, milk + <?/ to bear: cf. F. <ets>galactophore</ets>. Cf. <er>Lactiferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of mammary glands.</def>

<h1>Galactopoietic</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*lac`to*poi*et"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, milk + <?/ capable of making; fr. <?/ to make.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing. -- <tt>n.</tt> A galactopoietic substance.</def>

<h1>Galactose</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*lac"tose</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline sugar, <chform>C6H12O6</chform>, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also <altname>lactose</altname> (though it is not lactose proper).</def><-- lactose is a dimeric form of galactose, converted to galactose by acid or enzymatic activity (beta-galactosidase) -->

<h1>Galage</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*lage"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Obs.)</fld> <def>See <er>Galoche</er>.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Galago</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*la"go</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Galagos</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.</def>

<note>&hand; The <stype>grand galago</stype> (<spn>Galago crassicaudata</spn>) is about the size of a cat; the <stype>mouse galago</stype> (<spn>G. murinus</spn>)is about the size of a mouse.</note>

<h1>Galanga, Galangal</h1> <Xpage=608>