Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactosamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lac-tosamine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amino derivative of lactose that is found in many biologically active carbohydrates

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of lactose + amine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lactosamines (plural)

Derived Forms

acetyllactosamine polylactosamine

Questions

What does lactosamine mean?: An amino derivative of lactose that is found in many biologically active carbohydrates
Where does lactosamine come from?: Blend of lactose + amine.

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