Word Meaning

lactose definition and meaning

n. Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin.
n. See Galactose.

Crossword clues for lactose

- Milk sugar
- Sugar found in milk
- Sugar in milk