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lactulose

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lactulose /ˈlaktyəlōs, ˈlæktjəloʊs /
noun Chemistry a synthetic sugar with laxative properties. It is a disaccharide consisting of glucose and fructose units.
– ORIGIN 1930s : from lacto- of milk, perhaps on the pattern of cellulose.
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