Lacteals

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) an H22O11. Although isomeric, that is, of The lacteals received the name of vasa lius, their disde word lacter, ensis of this class, The lacteals and al. onstitute one kyben convey a fluid or rgans of the body to terminations in the in chemistry, C.H.O. coon. a monoacid, discovered by ilk, and first recognized by Berzelius. It occurs in the animal organism, juice, and, under tric juice, is formed in the ugars. It is readto a solution of uantity of powwith sour milk, to stand for 8 ature of 40° to inodorous liquid ssessing an intic acid forms of hydroxylic Zincic lactate, e most character- It crystallizes prisms, slightly very soluble in e in alcohol. minute organmicroscope, is seen liptical cells, genermetimes occurring in e. It is developed llowed to stand for the cause of the milk the sugar of the milk actic acid. (-tom-), or GALACspecies of hydrometer, comparative speonsequent value of ik. The instruof the specific specific gravity tive, evidence connection with h measures the ses, it is nearly ure and watered n instrument, inventris, for assisting in of milk by asceropacity. ilk sugar, galactine, lacthe sucrose group of Cizarides in chemistry chem, C h isomeric, that is, of the same chemical composition, with sucrose (cane sugar), lactose is less sweet and less soluble. It makes up 4.9% of ordinary milk. It crystallizes into orthorhombic crystals, dextrorotatory in polarized light. Lactose can be separated into galactose and glucose and oxygen.