Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactose intolerance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
lac-tose in-tol-er-ance
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inability to fully metabolize lactose.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lactose intolerances (plural)

Phrases

lactase persistence lactose-free lactose intolerant

Frequently Paired Words

lactase persistence lactose-free lactose intolerant

Synonyms

lactase deficiency milk intolerance

Questions

What does lactose intolerance mean?
Inability to fully metabolize lactose.

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