lactose
See also: Lactose
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French lactose, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (derivation of sucrose). Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot.
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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- lactoseamine
- lactose-negative
- lactose-positive
Translations
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
- IPA(key): /ˌlɑkˈtoː.zə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lac‧to‧se
- Rhymes: -oːzə
Derived terms
- lactose-intolerant
French
Etymology
Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose). See also lait.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lak.toz/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “lactose” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔzi
Related terms
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