galacto-

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”)

Prefix

galacto-

1. Used to form medical terms and taxonomic names; milk-related.

Synonyms

• lacto-

Derived terms

• Category Translingual terms prefixed with galacto- not found

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English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”)

Prefix

galacto-

1. Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose

Derived terms

• English terms prefixed with galacto-

Translations

Translations

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: galakto-

Anagrams

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