GALACTOPOIETIC
Ga*lac`to*poi*et"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing.
— n. A galactopoietic substance.
GALACTOSE
Ga*lac"tose, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper).
GALAGE
Ga*lage", n. (Obs.)
Defn: See Galoche. Spenser.
GALAGO
Ga*la"go, n.; pl. Galagos. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.
Note: The grand galago (Galago crassicaudata) is about the size of a cat; the mouse galago (G. murinus)is about the size of a mouse.
GALANGA; GALANGAL Ga*lan"ga, Ga*lan"gal, n.Etym: [OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj. ]