"galacto-" meaning in English

See galacto- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} galacto-, {{en-prefix}} galacto-
  1. Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-galacto--en-prefix-cof2rj~H
  2. Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): galakto- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-galacto--en-prefix-zdUl8Ko1 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 8 92
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