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lactase

lactase noun: a β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.

Noun

lactase (countable and uncountable, plural lactases)

  1. A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.
    Synonyms:
    lactase-phlorizin hydrolase

lactase meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

lactase in Tamil

இலற்றேசு, பானொதிச்சத்து, லேக்டேசு

lactase in Vietnamese

A β-galactosidase enzyme
lactaza

Synonyms of lactase

  • lactase-phlorizin hydrolase

Forms of lactase

plurallactases

Origin of lactase

From lacto- + -ase.

Words formed from lactase

Questions about lactase

What does lactase mean?
Lactase means a β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.
What is lactase in Tamil?
Lactase in Tamil is இலற்றேசு, பானொதிச்சத்து, லேக்டேசு. See Lactase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lactase?
Lactase is a noun.
What is the plural of lactase?
The plural of lactase is lactases.

Words near lactase in the dictionary

  1. lactariid
  2. lactariids
  3. lactarine
  4. lactarium
  5. lactary
  6. lactase
  7. lactase persistence
  8. lactases
  9. lactasin
  10. lactataemia
  11. lactate

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lactase (page history and authors); lactase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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