lactose
lac·tose
noun \ˈlak-ˌtōs, -ˌtōz\Definition of LACTOSE
: a disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that is present in milk and yields glucose and galactose upon hydrolysis and yields especially lactic acid upon fermentation
Origin of LACTOSE
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1857
Rhymes with LACTOSE
arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose
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