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Lacrymose
- - See Lachrymary, Lachrymatory, Lachrymose.
Lactamide
- - An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.
Lactarene
- - A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico.
Lactarius
- noun - large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
Lactating
- verb - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
Lactation
- noun - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
- the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
Lacteally
- - Milkily; in the manner of milk.
Lactifuge
- noun - any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
Lactimide
- - A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
Lactogens
- noun - any agent that enhances milk production