Associations to the word «Lactase»

Wiktionary

LACTASE, noun. (enzyme) (organic compound) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.

Dictionary definition

LACTASE, noun. Any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates