Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organic acid, C6H10O8, often derived from milk sugar.
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- noun organic chemistry A
dicarboxylic acid , HOOC(CH2OH)4COOH, produced by theoxidation of themilk sugar galactose . A test for the presence of galactose and/or lactose.
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- noun a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar
Etymologies
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From Swedish mjölk-socker-syra (milk-sugar-acid)
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