Vocabulary : Lactone to Lactucin

Lactone : One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid.
Lactonic : Of, pertaining to, or derived from, lactone. ;; Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of milk sugar (lactose).
Lactoprotein : A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of milk.
Lactory : Lactiferous.
Lactoscope : An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity.

Lactose : Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin. ;; See Galactose.
Lactuca : A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce.
Lactucarium : The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium.
Lactucic : Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the Lactuca virosa; -- said of certain acids.
Lactucin : A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium.

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