Galactin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Galactin \Ga*lac"tin\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk. Cf. {Lactin}.]
     (Chem.)
        (a) An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing
            nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It
            resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a
            coagulating or emulsifying agent.


        (b) A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South
            American cow tree ({Galactodendron}).
        (c) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose,
            found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding
            on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
            [1913 Webster]