lactose
n. பால்வெல்லம், பாலில் உள்ள சர்க்கரை.
Lac"tose`, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin. 2. (Chem.) Defn: See Galactose.