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Lactose vs Lactone - What's the difference?

lactose | lactone |

As nouns the difference between lactose and lactone

is that lactose is the disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, (a product of glucose and galactose) used as a food and in medicinal compounds while lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

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

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    lactone

    English

    (wikipedia lactone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

    • Usage notes

    * Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. ?- 3-membered, ?- 4-membered