LACTOSES

Noun

lactoses

plural of lactose

Anagrams

• Castelos, Lacostes, alecosts, coatless, scatoles, scotales, solacest, talcoses

Source: Wiktionary


LACTOSE

Lac"tose`, n.

1. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: See Galactose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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