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Lactose

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Noun

1. lactose, milk sugar

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

Example Sentences:
'cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lactose

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noun
a white crystalline disaccharide occurring in milk and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and baby foods. Formula: C12H22O11
. Also called: milk sugar

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Lactose

see synonyms of lactose
noun
a white, crystalline disaccharide found in milk and prepared by evaporation of the whey leaving the crystallized sugar: used in infant foods, medicine, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lactose

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n.
A white crystalline disaccharide, C12H22O11, found in milk, that may be hydrolyzed to yield glucose and galactose. Refined lactose obtained from whey is used in infant foods, bakery products, confections, and pharmaceuticals as a diluent and excipient. Also called milk sugar.

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