Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactose intolerant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
lac-tose in-tol-er-ant
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to fully metabolize lactose.

Inflected Forms

more lactose intolerant (comparative) most lactose intolerant (superlative) lactose-intolerant (alternative)

Phrases

lactase persistence lactose-free lactose intolerance

Frequently Paired Words

lactase persistence lactose-free lactose intolerance allergy

Questions

What does lactose intolerant mean?
Unable to fully metabolize lactose.

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