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Milk sugar

noun

A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk. Synonym: lactose.

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"Milk sugar" Quotes from Famous Books

... By adding milk sugar to the food; one ounce to each twenty ounces of food will give the proper quantity for the first three or four months. This will make the proportion about the same (between 6 and 7 per cent) as ...

— The Care and Feeding of Children - A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses • L. Emmett Holt

... the food-stuffs which the body requires, except starch, and, therefore, is capable of sustaining life for comparatively long periods. It is one of the most important protein foods; but it contains so small a percentage of carbohydrate (milk sugar) that for the adult it must be supplemented with carbohydrate foods. For the baby, milk is a perfect food, and it is a valuable adjunct to the diet of all children. One quart of milk should be allowed for the diet of each ...

— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario

Words linked to "Milk sugar" : disaccharide