different between lactose vs lactation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactose, from Latin lac (“milk”) +? -ose (derivation of sucrose). Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?læk.t??s/, /?læk.t??z/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?læk.to?s/

Noun

lactose (countable and uncountable, plural lactoses)

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

Synonyms

• lactobiose

Derived terms

• lactoseamine
• lactose-negative
• lactose-positive
• lactose intolerant

Translations

Anagrams

• Castelo, Lacoste, alecost, coletas, locates, scatole, scotale, talcose, to scale, to-scale

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) +? -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?k?to?.z?/
• Hyphenation: lac?to?se
• Rhymes: -o?z?

Noun

lactose f (uncountable)

1. lactose

   Synonym: melksuiker

Derived terms

• lactose-intolerant

Related terms

• lactase

French

Etymology

Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot, from Latin lac (“milk”) +? -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose). See also lait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak.toz/

Noun

lactose m (usually uncountable, plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) lactose

Further reading

• “lactose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) +? -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?zi

Noun

lactose f (plural lactoses)

1. (biochemistry) lactose (disaccharide sugar of milk)

Related terms

• leite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lact?ti?, lact?ti?nis. Equivalent to lactate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /læk?te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)

1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

Derived terms

• lactational
• lactation period

Related terms

• lactate
• lactic
• lactose

Translations

Anagrams

• Alcottian