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lactin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lactin \Lac"tin\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf F. lactine. Cf {Galactin}.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lactose \Lac"tose`\, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) 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.) See {Galactose}.
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