Lactary
[lak-tuh-ree] /ˈlæk tə ri/
adjective, Archaic.
1.
of, relating to, or of the nature of milk.
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[lak-teyt] /ˈlæk teɪt/ verb (used without object), lactated, lactating. 1. to produce milk. [lak-teyt] /ˈlæk teɪt/ noun, Chemistry. 1. an ester or salt of . /ˈlækteɪt/ noun 1. an ester or salt of lactic acid /ˈlækteɪt/ verb 1. (intransitive) (of mammals) to produce or secrete milk v. “secrete milk from the breasts,” 1889, probably a […]
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[lak-tey-shuh n] /lækˈteɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the secretion or formation of milk. 2. the period of milk production. /lækˈteɪʃən/ noun 1. the secretion of milk from the mammary glands after parturition 2. the period during which milk is secreted n. 1660s, “process of suckling an infant,” from French lactation, from Late Latin lactationem (nominative lactatio) […]