Laktose
See also: laktose
German
Alternative forms
- Lactose
Etymology
Borrowed from French lactose, formed from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
Noun
Laktose f (genitive Laktose, no plural)
- (biochemistry) lactose
Synonyms
- Milchzucker m
Derived terms
- laktosefrei
- Laktoseintoleranz
Further reading
- Laktose in Duden online