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lactose

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lactose

noun

lac·tose

ˈlak-ˌtōs -ˌtōz

Definition

a disaccharide sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ that is present in milk and yields glucose and galactose upon hydrolysis and yields especially lactic acid upon fermentation

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

lactose

noun

lac·tose

ˈlak-ˌtōs -ˌtōz

Definition

a disaccharide sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ that is present in milk and yields glucose and galactose upon hydrolysis and yields especially lactic acid upon fermentation

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

lactose

noun

lac·tose

ˈlak-ˌtōs -ˌtōz

Definition

a disaccharide sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ that is present in milk and yields glucose and galactose upon hydrolysis and yields especially lactic acid upon fermentation

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary