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# lactose

noun (lactose — uncountable)

«lactose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk and in foods made from milk, such as cheese, yoghurt and ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x1)
- My friend is lactose intolerant, so she drinks lactose-free milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x2)
- Hard cheeses contain very little lactose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x3)
- Lactose intolerance can cause tummy pains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x4)
- The yoghurt label says «contains lactose». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x5)
- Babies get lactose from breast milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x6)
- Many people around the world cannot digest lactose well as adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/#x7)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lactose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lactose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lactose.html) on Mova free.