Meaning
lactose
- a sugar present in milk and dairy products
In a sentence
Preferisco comprare latte senza lattosio perché sono intollerante.
I prefer to buy lactose-free milk because I am intolerant.
Questo tipo di formaggio stagionato contiene pochissimo lattosio.
This type of aged cheese contains very little lactose.
Hai controllato se questi biscotti contengono lattosio?
Did you check if these cookies contain lactose?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lattosio | masculine · singular |
| lattosi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Uncountable in normal usage; rarely if ever pluralized.
- Frequently appears in food packaging labels ('senza lattosio').