| NOUN | substance | milk sugar, lactose | a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule |
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| Meaning | A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk / milk. | |
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| Synonym | lactose | |
| 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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