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GALACTOSE
Definition of GALACTOSE
noun
A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GALACTOSE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GALACTOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GALACTOSE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEGLOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GALACT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found GALACTOSE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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