| NOUN | substance | lactose, milk sugar | a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule |
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| Sounds | lae'ktows | |
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| Rhymes | adios ... sucrose: 36 rhymes with ows... | |
| Meaning | A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk / milk. | |
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| Example | "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose" | |
| Synonym | milk sugar | |
| Broader | disaccharide | Any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis |
| Spanish | lac, lactosa | |
| Catalan | lactosa | |
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