Look up: Lactose

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   Lactose
   Lactose is a sugar found in solution in milk. It is the combination of glucose and galactose.
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   lactose
   Milk sugar; also white crystal sugar made from whey used in baby food, baked goods, candies and pharmaceuticals.
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   lactose
   [n] - a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule
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   Lactose
   Milk sugar
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   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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   Lactose
   A special type of sugar found in milk.
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   Lactose
   the sugar found in dairy products
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   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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   lactose
   occurs in milk and is produced commercially from whey; used in the preparation of infant foods, in confectionnery, in jam-making and in pharmacy Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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    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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    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 water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin . 2. (Chemistry) See Galactose .
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    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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    Lactose
    `Lactose` (also referred to as `milk sugar`) is a sugar which is found most notably in milk. Lactose makes up around 2-8% of the solids in milk. The name comes from the Latin word for milk, plus the -ose ending used to name sugars.
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    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 lactase.
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    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 Galactose.
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    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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    Lactose
    C12H22O11 Molar mass: 342.29648
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    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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    lactose
    A disaccharide present in mammalian milk, occurring naturally as - and -lactose; obtained from cow's milk and used in modified milk preparation, in food for infants and convalescents, and in pharmaceutical preparations; large doses act as an osmotic diuretic and as a laxative. Human milk contains 6.7% lactose. Syn: milk sugar, saccharum lactis
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    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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    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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