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galactan
ga·lac·tan [ gə láktən, gə lák tàn ] (plural ga·lac·tans)


noun 
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naturally occurring sugar: a complex carbohydrate composed of bonded sugar molecules polysaccharide that occurs naturally in wood, mosses, lichens, and algae
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