Lactose
['læktəʊz;-s] or ['læktos]
Definition
(noun.) a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; 'cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose'.
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Definition
(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.
(n.) See Galactose.
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