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Milk sugar   /mɪlk ʃˈʊgər/   Listen
Milk sugar

noun
1.
A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk.  Synonym: lactose.





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"Milk sugar" Quotes from Famous Books



... children, cane sugar is apt to form acids in the stomach, chiefly acetic, by a process of fermentation which causes pain, and flatulence, so that milk sugar should be given instead to those of tender years who are delicate, as this produces only lactic acid, which is the main constituent of digestive ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie


Words linked to "Milk sugar" :   disaccharide, lactose


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