Word: lactoses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lac
to
ses
Definition: Plural of lactose; a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
Morphemes:
Affix: lactose
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lac
Language: la
Decoded: lac
Meaning: milk
Affix: -ose
Language: en
Decoded: -ose
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of sugars.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.