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Lactose

Lactose Meaning & Definition
Lactose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lactose?

[n] a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lactose: milk sugar

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See Also | disaccharide

Lactose In Webster's Dictionary

\Lac"tose`\, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) 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}. 2. (Chem.) See {Galactose}.

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