lactose

/ˈlæk.təʊs/noun

High School

The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

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lactobiose milk sugar

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Rhymes

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galactose

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

lab lac lad lai lak lal lam lan lao lap

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abt abu aca ack act add ads adz aft ahn

Consonance

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