English Explanatory Dictionary

X-gal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect β-galactosidase.

Word forms

X-gal

Etymology

Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.

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