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Lactose vs Flatulence - What's the difference?

lactose | flatulence |

As nouns the difference between lactose and flatulence

is that lactose is while flatulence is the state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

lactose

English

(wikipedia lactose)

Noun

(-)
  • (carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, (a product of glucose and galactose) used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

    • Synonyms

    * lactobiose

    Anagrams

    * ----

    flatulence

    English

    (wikipedia flatulence)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
  • The release of such gas, farting.

    • Coordinate terms

    * queef

    Usage notes

    A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.

    Related terms

    * See also * afflatus