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A Dictionary of Nursing

galactose (gă-lak-tohz) n. a simple sugar and a constituent of the milk sugar lactose. Galactose is converted to glucose in the liver.

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	Stouthearted will enjoy Harvard's. ; ...stouts that pour from taps all over Boston. Sweetened with milk sugar (lactose), milk stout - also called sweet stout - is the most...of the boil, we add a pretty substantial amount of lactose milk sugar, which is not fermentable by brewer's yeast, so it remains... Read more
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