- 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. - A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South
American cow tree (Galactodendron). - An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found
in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition
several sugars, including galactose.
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