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x-gal

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

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noun

5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.

Uncountable

Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.

What does x-gal mean?: 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.
Where does x-gal come from?: Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.

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