lactose

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lactose

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Borrowed from French lactose, from Latin lac (“milk”) +‎ -ose (derivation of glucose). Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.təʊs/, /ˈlæk.təʊz/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.toʊs/

lactose (countable and uncountable, plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

• lactobiose, milk sugar

• talcose, to scale, ale-cost, scotale, coletas, locates, alecost, Lacoste, Castelo, scatole, to-scale

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lactose

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Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɑkˈtoː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: lac‧to‧se
• Rhymes: -oːzə

lactose f (uncountable)

1. lactose

   Synonym: melksuiker

• lactose-intolerant

• lactase

Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot, from Latin lac (“milk”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose). See also lait.

• IPA^(key): /lak.toz/

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lactose m (usually uncountable, plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) lactose

• “lactose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

• Rhymes: -ɔzi, -ɔzɨ

lactose f (plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) lactose (disaccharide sugar of milk)

• leite