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lactation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lact?ti?, lact?ti?nis. Equivalent to lactate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /læk?te???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)

  1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
  2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
  3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

Derived terms

  • lactational
  • lactation period

Related terms

  • lactate
  • lactic
  • lactose

Translations

Anagrams

  • Alcottian

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lactic

English

Etymology

From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?lækt?k/
  • Rhymes: -ækt?k

Adjective

lactic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from milk
  2. (biochemistry, of fermentation) That produces lactic acid

Derived terms

  • heterolactic
  • lactic acid

Related terms

  • lactate
  • lactation

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French lactique

Adjective

lactic m or n (feminine singular lactic?, masculine plural lactici, feminine and neuter plural lactice)

  1. lactic

Declension

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