Laktose

See also: laktose

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

Laktose f (genitive Laktose, no plural)

  1. (biochemistry) lactose
    Synonym: Milchzucker m

Declension
Declension of Laktose [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Laktose
genitive einer der Laktose
dative einer der Laktose
accusative eine die Laktose

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Laktose” in Duden online
  • “Laktose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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