Look up: Lactose


  1. lactose
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lak′tōs Definitions: 1. A reducing disaccharide present in mammalian milk and consisting of a galactosyl residue linked B1,4 to a glucopyranose; obtained from cow's milk and used in modified milk preparation, in food for infants and convalescents, and in pharmace...
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  2. lactose
    Milk sugar; also white crystal sugar made from whey used in baby food, baked goods, candies and pharmaceuticals.
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  3. lactose
    [n] - a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule
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  4. Lactose
    Milk sugar
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  5. Lactose
    Lactose is commonly termed ‘milk sugar`. It is the carbohydrate found in all mammalian milks ( cow, sheep, goat ), including breast milk.
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  6. Lactose
    A special type of sugar found in milk.
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  7. Lactose
    the sugar found in dairy products
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  8. Lactose
    Lactose: The sugar found in milk. The body uses the enzyme lactase to break down lactose into galactose and glucose.
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  9. lactose
    (= 4-O-b-D galactopyranosyl-b-D glucose) The major sugar in human and bovine milk. Conversion of lactose to lactic acid by Lactobacilli etc. is important in the production of yoghurt and cheese.
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  10. Lactose
    Lac'tose` noun 1. (Physiol. Chem.) 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 ...
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  11. lactose
    The major sugar in human and bovine milk. Conversion of lactose to lactic acid by Lactobacilli etc. Is important in the production of yoghurt and cheese. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  12. lactose
    (lak´tōs) a sugar derived from the milk of mammals, which on hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose; used as a tablet and capsule diluent, a powder bulking agent, and as a component of infant feeding formulas. Many persons are intolerant to lactose as a result of hereditary deficiency of lact...
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  1. Lactose
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) See G...
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  2. lactose
    carbohydrate containing one molecule of glucose and one of galactose linked together. Composing about 2 to 8 percent of the milk of all mammals, ... [13 related articles]
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  3. Lactose
    C12H22O11 Molar mass: 342.29648
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  4. lactose
    lactose 1. A sugar found in milk that breaks down into glucose and galactose and creates lactic acid through fermentation. 2. A white crystalline form of lactose extracted from whey and used commercially in food products and pharmaceuticals.
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  5. Lactose
    Lactose is a disaccharide sugar that is found most notably in milk and is formed from galactose and glucose. Lactose makes up around 2~8% of milk (by weight), although the amount varies among species and individuals. It is extracted from sweet or sour whey. The name comes from lac or lactis, the La...
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  6. lactose
    A dissaccharide (12-carbon) sugar that occurs in mammalian milk. It consists of a molecule of glucose and one of galactose joined by a glycosidic bond and is broken down into these simple sugars by the action of the intestinal enzyme lactase. Human milk contains about 6.7% lactose; cows' milk about ...
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  7. lactose
    lactose (lăk'tōs) or milk sugar,white crystalline disaccharide (see carbohydrate). It has the same empirical formula (C12H22O11) as sucrose (cane sugar) and maltose but differs from both in structure (see isomer). It yields the simple sugars D-glucose and D-galactose on hydrolysis, w...
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  8. Lactose
    Lactose (lactine or milk-sugar) is a sugar found in solution in milk isomeric with cane-sugar. It is the combination of glucose and galactose. Lactose is obtained by evaporating whey, filtering through animal charcoal, and crystallizing. It forms hard, white, semi-transparent crystals, which have a ...
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  9. lactose
    White sugar, found in solution in milk; it forms 5% of cow's milk. It is commercially prepared from the whey obtained in cheese-making. Like table sugar (sucrose), it is a disaccharide, consisting of two basic sugar units (monosaccharides), in this case, glucose and galactose. Unlike sucrose, it is ...
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  10. Lactose
    A nonfermentable sugar, lactose comes from milk and has historically been added to Stout, hence Milk Stout.
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  11. lactose
    Natural sugar found in milk.
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  12. LACTOSE
    Milk sugar.
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  13. Lactose
    A milk sugar that many cats find difficult to digest. Giving cats cow's milk, especially in large quantities, may cause diarrhoea because of this
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