lac (lactis)

  • 1lac´te|al|ly — lac|te|al «LAK tee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of milk; like milk; milky: »a lacteal secretion. 2. carrying chyle, a milky liquid formed from digested food: »lacteal vessels. –n. any one of the tiny lymphatic vessels that carry chyle from the …

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  • 2lac|te|al — «LAK tee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of milk; like milk; milky: »a lacteal secretion. 2. carrying chyle, a milky liquid formed from digested food: »lacteal vessels. –n. any one of the tiny lymphatic vessels that carry chyle from the small… …

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  • 3lac|tif´er|ous|ness — lac|tif|er|ous «lak TIHF uhr uhs», adjective. 1. (of animals or their organs) secreting or conveying milk or a milky fluid. 2. (of plants) yielding a milky juice. ╂[< Latin lactifer producing milk or juice (< lac, lactis milk + ferre to… …

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  • 4lac|tif|er|ous — «lak TIHF uhr uhs», adjective. 1. (of animals or their organs) secreting or conveying milk or a milky fluid. 2. (of plants) yielding a milky juice. ╂[< Latin lactifer producing milk or juice (< lac, lactis milk + ferre to bear) + English… …

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  • 5lac|ta|rene — «LAK tuh reen», noun. a preparation of the casein of milk, used as a color fixative in printing calico. ╂[< Latin lactārius having to do with milk (< lac, lactis milk) + English ene] …

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  • 6lac|ta|ry — «LAK tuhr ee», adjective. of or having to do with milk. ╂[< Latin lactārius < lac, lactis milk] …

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  • 7lac|tes|cent — «lak TEHS uhnt», adjective. 1. becoming milky; having a milky appearance. 2. producing or secreting milk. 3. (of plants and insects) producing a milky fluid. ╂[< Latin lactēscēns, entis, present participle of lactēscere become milky, be able… …

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  • 8lac|tic — «LAK tihk», adjective. of milk; from milk, especially sour milk. ╂[< Latin lac, lactis milk + English ic] …

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  • 9lac|tose — «LAK tohs», noun. a crystalline sugar, present in milk; milk sugar. It is usually obtained by evaporating whey and coerting it into hard, white crystals. Lactose is an isomer of common table sugar. Formula: C12H22O11 ╂[< French lactose <… …

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  • 10Lactis — pienas statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Lac; Lactis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pagrindiniai terminai …

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