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lactose-free

lactose-free adjective: not containing lactose. (Usually applied to foods made with milk but with the lactose thereof catabolized enzymatically.).

Adjective

lactose-free (not comparable)

  1. Not containing lactose. (Usually applied to foods made with milk but with the lactose thereof catabolized enzymatically.)

Forms of lactose-free

alternative formlactosefree

Origin of lactose-free

From lactose + -free.

Questions about lactose-free

What does lactose-free mean?
Lactose-free means not containing lactose. (Usually applied to foods made with milk but with the lactose thereof catabolized enzymatically.).
What part of speech is lactose-free?
Lactose-free is an adjective.

Words near lactose-free in the dictionary

  1. lactoscopes
  2. lactose
  3. lactose intolerance
  4. lactose intolerances
  5. lactose intolerant
  6. lactose-free
  7. lactoseries
  8. lactoserum
  9. lactoses
  10. lactosidase
  11. lactosidases

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