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Sugar variety
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lactose
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sugar from milk, 1858, from French, coined by French chemist Marcelin-Pierre-Eugène Berthelot (1827-1907) from Latin lac (genitive lactis ) "milk" (see lactation ) + chemical suffix -ose (2).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lactose is a disaccharide sugar derived from galactose and glucose that is found in milk . Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by weight), although the amount varies among species and individuals, and milk with a reduced amount of lactose also exists. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C 12 H 22 O 11 , (a product of glucose and galactose) used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose" [syn: milk sugar ]
Usage examples of lactose.
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The subject was probably pericarditis, colitis, or the perils of lactose intolerance.
Although the tissue-salts are triturated in a base of lactose (sugar of milk) the sugar content of the tablets is so very tiny that no reaction should be experienced.