Australian English Meaning of lactose

lactose

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Definitions and Meaning of lactose in English

Wordnet

lactose (n)

a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk

Webster

lactose (n.)

Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin.

See Galactose.

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lactose

a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milkSugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and

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lactoscope => lactoscope, lactory => dairy, lactoprotein => Lactoprotein, lactophrys quadricornis => Scrawled cowfish, lactophrys => Lactophrys,