milk sugar

/ˌmɪlk ˈʃʊgər/
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Other forms: milk sugars

Definitions of milk sugar
  1. noun
    a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
    synonyms: lactose
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    type of:
    disaccharide
    any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
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