What is "galactin"

Galactin \Ga*lac"tin\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk. Cf. Lactin.] (Chem.)

1. 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.

2. A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree ( Galactodendron).

3. An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.

n. 1 (context chemistry English) 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. 2 A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (''Galactodendron''). 3 An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.