Lactose
[lak-tohs] /ˈlæk toʊs/
noun
1.
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
2.
a white, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble commercial form of this compound, obtained from whey and used in infant feedings, in confections and other foods, in bacteriological media, and in pharmacology as a diluent and excipient.
/ˈlæktəʊs; -təʊz/
noun
1.
a white crystalline disaccharide occurring in milk and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and baby foods. Formula: C12H22O11 Also called milk sugar
n.
sugar from milk, 1858, from French, coined by French chemist Marcelin-Pierre-Eugène Berthelot (1827-1907) from Latin lac (genitive lactis) “milk” (see lactation) + chemical suffix -ose (2).
lactose lac·tose (lāk’tōs’)
n.
lactose
(lāk’tōs’)
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