Laktose

See also: laktose

German

Alternative forms

• Lactose

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

• laktosefrei
• Laktoseintoleranz

Further reading

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