lactose
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See also: Lactose
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French lactose, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (derivation of glucose). Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.təʊs/, /ˈlæk.təʊz/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.toʊs/
Noun
lactose (countable and uncountable, plural lactoses)
- (biochemistry) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
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disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
Pronunciation
Noun
lactose f (uncountable)
- lactose
- Synonym: melksuiker
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French
Etymology
Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose). See also lait.
Pronunciation
Noun
lactose m (usually uncountable, plural lactoses)
Further reading
- “lactose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
Pronunciation
Noun
lactose f (plural lactoses)
- (biochemistry) lactose (disaccharide sugar of milk)