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Synonyms for lactose

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lak-tohs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæk toʊs

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Définition of lactose

Origin :
  • sugar from milk, 1858, from French, coined by French chemist Marcelin-Pierre-Eugène Berthelot (1827-1907) from Latin lac (genitive lactis) "milk" (see lactation) + chemical suffix -ose (2).
  • As in carbohydrate : noun organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  • As in sugar : noun sweet substance
Example sentences :
  • Control of casein or lactose, on the contrary, is not nearly so practicable.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • Levulose, lactose, and some others are occasionally met with.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis » by James Campbell Todd
  • These are all characteristic reactions of lactose or milk sugar.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various
  • Lactose exists in milk and has the same formula as cane-sugar.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopedia of Diet » by Eugene Christian
  • The lactose is converted into lactic acid by means of a special ferment.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • Besides being an important part of milk itself, lactose is a valuable by-product in the manufacture of cheese.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Dextrose, saccharose and lactose are the most used, though many others are used for special purposes.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • There are many varieties of sugar in common use, viz.: cane sugar, grape sugar or glucose, and sugar of milk (lactose).
  • Extract from : « Public School Domestic Science » by Mrs. J. Hoodless
  • The mass curdles and separates into a solid curd (proteid and fat) and a clear fluid (the whey), which contains the lactose.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • Hess and Unger failed to cure infantile scurvy by means of lactose.
  • Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
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