| AGALACTIA | • agalactia n. (Pathology) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth. • AGALACTIA n. the failure or inability to produce milk. |
| GALACTICO | • galactico n. (Soccer) A football superstar. • GALACTICO n. an internationally famous footballer. |
| GALACTOSE | • galactose n. (Biochemistry) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by… • GALACTOSE n. a sugar obtained by hydrolysis from lactose. |
| LACTARIAN | • lactarian n. A lactovegetarian. • LACTARIAN n. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products. |
| LACTATING | • lactating v. Present participle of lactate. • LACTATE v. to secrete milk. |
| LACTATION | • lactation n. The secretion of milk#Noun from the mammary gland of a female mammal. • lactation n. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding. • lactation n. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period. |
| LACTEALLY | • lacteally adv. (Rare) milkily; in the manner of milk. • LACTEAL adv. pertaining to milk, also LACTEAN, LACTEOUS. |
| LACTITOLS | • LACTITOL n. an artificial sweetener. |
| LACTIVISM | • lactivism n. The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public. • LACTIVISM n. strong advocacy of breastfeeding as opposed to bottle-feeding. |
| LACTIVIST | • lactivist n. A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public; one who engages in lactivism. • LACTIVIST n. a person, esp. a woman, who advocates strongly the breastfeeding of children and is opposed to bottle-feeding. |
| LACTULOSE | • lactulose n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic disaccharide C12H22O11 consisting of galactose and fructose… • LACTULOSE n. a synthetic sugar with laxative properties. |
| PHYLACTIC | • phylactic adj. (Medicine) That protects (against disease). • phylactic adj. Relating to phylaxis. • phylactic n. A protection against disease. |
| PROLACTIN | • prolactin n. (Biochemistry) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth… • PROLACTIN n. a hormone produced by the pituitary gland. |
| STALACTIC | • stalactic adj. (Geology) Having, or relating to, stalactites. • STALACTIC adj. of or like a stalactite, also STALACTITIC, STALACTITICAL. |