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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gummy substance, C6H10O5, found in the cell-membranes of the seeds of lupines: insoluble in water, but soluble in a hot solution of potassium hydroxid. It is hydrolyzed by dilute sulphuric acid, giving galactose and furfural.

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