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lactose

lac·tose

UK/ˈlæk.təʊs/ US/ˈlæk.təʊz/ uncommon

noun

1.

a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk

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Origin

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

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