lactose

«lactose» in Mova's school dictionary: the natural sugar found in milk and in foods made from… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (lactose — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk and in foods made from milk, such as cheese, yoghurt and ice cream. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, some people are «lactose intolerant»: their bodies cannot break down lactose well, so milk gives them tummy aches, wind or diarrhoea. They may drink lactose-free milk or plant milks. Common phrases: «lactose intolerant», «lactose intolerance», «lactose-free milk», «milk sugar».

examples

• Lactose is the sugar in milk. tree →
• My friend is lactose intolerant, so she drinks lactose-free milk. tree →
• Hard cheeses contain very little lactose. tree →
• Lactose intolerance can cause tummy pains. tree →
• The yoghurt label says «contains lactose». tree →
• Babies get lactose from breast milk. tree →
• Many people around the world cannot digest lactose well as adults. tree →

note

Uncountable. Say LAK-toes. Trap: lactose intolerance is not the same as a milk allergy — an allergy is a reaction to milk proteins and can be dangerous. Words ending in «-ose» are often sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose).

In the corpora

• Lactose-free milk has the enzyme added, which breaks the milk sugar into simpler sugars that taste sweeter.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lactose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.