lactose

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactose, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (derivation of sucrose). Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.təʊs/, /ˈlæk.təʊz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.toʊs/

Noun

lactose (countable and uncountable, plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

Anagrams

• Castelo, Lacoste, alecost, coletas, locates, scatole, scotale, talcose, to scale, to-scale

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: lac‧to‧se

Noun

lactose f (uncountable)

1. lactose

Etymology

Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (derivation of sucrose). See also lait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak.toz/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

lactose m (usually uncountable, plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) lactose

Further reading

• “lactose” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔzi

Noun

lactose f (plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) lactose (disaccharide sugar of milk)