lac (lactis)
61Lactary — Lac ta*ry, a. [L. lactarius, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactaire.] Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Obs.] Lactary or milky plants. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
62Lactate — Lac tate, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.] (Chem.) A salt of lactic acid. [1913 Webster] …
63Lacteal — Lac te*al, a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. {Galaxy}, {Lettuce}.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal… …
64Lactescent — Lac*tes cent, a. [L. lactescens, p. pr. of lactescere to turn to milk, incho. fr. lactere to be milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactescent.] 1. Having a milky look; becoming milky. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Producing milk or a milklike …
65Lactiferous — Lac*tif er*ous, a. [l. lac, lactis, milk + ferous: cf. F. lactif[ e]re.] Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants. [1913 Webster] …
66Lactifuge — Lac ti*fuge, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + fugare to expel.] (Med.) A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body. [1913 Webster] …
67Lactin — Lac tin, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactine. Cf. {Galactin}.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}. [1913 Webster] …
68Lactoabumin — Lac to*a*bu min, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + E. albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) The albumin present in milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin. It is distinct from the casein of milk. [1913 Webster] …
69Lactobutyrometer — Lac to*bu ty*rom e*ter, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + E. butyrometer.] An instrument for determining the amount of butter fat contained in a given sample of milk. [1913 Webster] …
70Lactodensimeter — Lac to*den*sim e*ter, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + E. densimeter.] A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed. [1913… …