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Milk component that's the cause of a common dietary intolerance
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lactose
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Galactose \Ga*lac"tose\, n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6 , isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper). ...
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).
Usage examples of lactose.
Remember you’ll need glucose, lactose, dulcitol, sucrose, mannitol, maltose, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, and one tube for indole production.
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.