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Lactose is an English word with synonyms like disaccharide. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lactose meaning

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

Synonyms of Lactose

milk sugar disaccharide

Related words

Other words often associated with Lactose or its synonyms:

oligosaccharide

Using Lactose

  • The main meaning on this page is: The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
  • Useful related words include: milk sugar, disaccharide.
  • In the example corpus, lactose often appears in combinations such as: of lactose, lactose intolerance, the lactose.

Context around Lactose

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

although 1× exclude 1× either 1× concomitant 1× absorbing 1× dietary 1× low 1× societies 1× genetically 1×

Often after:

intolerance 7× intolerant 5× free 4× may 1× reduction 1× content 1× substitution 1× molecule 1× glucose 1× reduced 1×

Sentence patterns with Lactose

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

although lactose may be 1× amount of lactose also exists 1× and concomitant lactose reduction is 1× carbohydrate including lactose glucose galactose 1× concentrations that lactose in milks 1× dealing with lactose intolerance avoidance 1× difficulty absorbing lactose after an 1× digest the lactose in milk 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a person who 1× ageing of some 1× although lactose may 1× berdanier and hargrove 1× carbohydrates and miscellaneous 1× i discovered there 1×

Common sentence endings:

an inert carrier 1× and other oligosaccharides 1× differ in severity 1× exclude lactose intolerance 1× glucose and galactose 1× in milk dairy 1×

Words around Lactose

Just before it in the word index:

lactones 3 lactone 2 lactoglobulin 2 lactobacillus 17 lactobacilli 6 lacto 8

Just after it in the word index:

lactuca 2 lactulose 2 lactyl 2 lacuna 22 lacunae 8 lacunary 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abeokuta 131 abstained 131 accenture 131 admonished 131 anthems 131 antidepressants 131

Corpus analysis for Lactose

  • In this selection, "lactose" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, although, exclude, either, intolerance, intolerant and free stand out and add context to how "lactose" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although lactose may be and amount of lactose also exists. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lactose" sits close to words such as abeokuta, abstained and accenture, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lactose

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If your sweetheart is vegan or lactose-intolerant, steer clear because most contain dairy. (14 words)

Its main use is in producing the lactose-free or lactose-reduced dairy products sold in supermarkets. (17 words)

A person who has lactose intolerance can have difficulty absorbing lactose after an extraordinarily high intake of dairy products. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

This may explain why many South Asians, though genetically lactose intolerant, are able to consume large quantities of milk without many symptoms of lactose intolerance, since consuming live yogurt cultures is very common among the South Asian population. (38 words)

I discovered there were many other people like me who were lactose intolerant and one of the first breaks we got when we started was to supply coconut milk to all Neo Café outlets across Nigeria. (36 words)

Ageing of some cheeses is governed by regulations; citation in other cases, no quantitative indication of degree of ageing and concomitant lactose reduction is given, and lactose content is not usually indicated on labels. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although lactose may be detected in the faeces of people with lactose intolerance, this test is not considered reliable enough to conclusively diagnose or exclude lactose intolerance.

Lactose-intolerant people vary in how much lactose they can tolerate, but dairy and aged cheese are easier to digest because processing has already broken down some of the lactose.

In addition, most egg protein powders are lactose-free, which makes them a more appropriate option for lactose-intolerant users.

Just because something is lactose-free doesn't mean it's dairy-free, and some infants can't have either lactose (a sugar found in milk) dairy.

Ageing of some cheeses is governed by regulations; citation in other cases, no quantitative indication of degree of ageing and concomitant lactose reduction is given, and lactose content is not usually indicated on labels.

A person who has lactose intolerance can have difficulty absorbing lactose after an extraordinarily high intake of dairy products.

Berdanier and Hargrove recognize four general principles in dealing with lactose intolerance — avoidance of dietary lactose, substitution to maintain nutrient intake, regulation of calcium intake and use of enzyme substitute.

Carbohydrates and miscellaneous contents A simplified representation of a lactose molecule being broken down into glucose (2) and galactose (1) Milk contains several different carbohydrate including lactose, glucose, galactose, and other oligosaccharides.

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Its main use is in producing the lactose-free or lactose-reduced dairy products sold in supermarkets.

Lactase is essential for digestive hydrolysis of lactose in milk; many adult humans do not produce lactase and cannot digest the lactose in milk (not a disorder).

Lactose intolerance can also be managed by ingesting live yogurt cultures containing lactobacilli that are able to digest the lactose in other dairy products.

Lactose is present in two large food categories: conventional dairy products, and as a food additive (casein, caseinate, whey), which may contain traces of lactose.

Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by weight), citation although the amount varies among species and individuals, and milk with a reduced amount of lactose also exists.

Lactose of low-lactose level cow's milk products, ranging from ice cream to cheese, is enzymatically hydrolysed into glucose and galactose.

Levels of lactose are dependent upon the type of milk as other carbohydrates can be present at higher concentrations that lactose in milks.

Reduction or elimination of lactose Lactose-free milk can be produced by passing milk over lactase enzyme bound to an inert carrier.

Secondly, within even these societies, lactose intolerance tends to be under-reported: genetically lactase nonpersistent individuals can tolerate varying quantities of lactose before showing symptoms, and their symptoms differ in severity.

This may explain why many South Asians, though genetically lactose intolerant, are able to consume large quantities of milk without many symptoms of lactose intolerance, since consuming live yogurt cultures is very common among the South Asian population.

I discovered there were many other people like me who were lactose intolerant and one of the first breaks we got when we started was to supply coconut milk to all Neo Café outlets across Nigeria.

If your sweetheart is vegan or lactose-intolerant, steer clear because most contain dairy.

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Common combinations with lactose

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lactose" in a sentence?
An example: "Although lactose may be detected in the faeces of people with lactose intolerance, this test is not considered reliable enough to conclusively diagnose or exclude lactose intolerance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lactose" from authentic English texts.
What does "lactose" mean?
Lactose means: The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
What are synonyms of "lactose"?
Common synonyms of "lactose" include: milk sugar, disaccharide.
How many example sentences with "lactose" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lactose", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.