Lactate vs. Lactose

Lactateverb

(intransitive) To secrete or produce milk

Lactatenoun

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid

Lactatenoun

A salt of lactic acid.

Lactateverb

give suck to;

Lactosenoun

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

Lactosenoun

The main sugar present in milk, called also sugar of milk or milk sugar. When isolated pure it is obtained crystalline; it is separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It is a disaccharide with the formula C12H22O11, being chemically 4-(

Lactosenoun

See Galactose.

Lactosenoun

a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk;

Lactose

Lactose is a disaccharide. It is a sugar composed of galactose and glucose subunits and has the molecular formula C12H22O11.