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lactoses

lactoses is the plural of lactose.

Meaning of lactose

Noun

lactose (countable and uncountable, plural lactoses)

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

Questions about lactoses

What is lactoses the plural of?
Lactoses is the plural of lactose.

Words near lactoses in the dictionary

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

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