lacteal
lacteal adjective: relating to milk.
Adjective
lacteal (comparative more lacteal, superlative most lacteal)
Noun
lacteal (plural lacteals)
- Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.
- These ‘veins’ must have been the lacteals or chyle-vessels, whose function was explained by Aselli some two thousand years later.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 65
- One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.
lacteal meaning in Tamil
lacteal in Tamil
- குடற்பால் குழாய்கள், குடற்பால் குழாய், பாற்குழல், பால்போன்ற, குடற்பால்குழல், பாலுக்குரிய
Forms of lacteal
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more lacteal |
| superlative | most lacteal |
| Noun | |
| plural | lacteals |
Origin of lacteal
lacto- + -al
Words formed from lacteal
Questions about lacteal
- What does lacteal mean?
- Lacteal means relating to milk.
- What is lacteal in Tamil?
- Lacteal in Tamil is குடற்பால் குழாய்கள், குடற்பால் குழாய், பாற்குழல். See Lacteal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lacteal?
- Lacteal can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near lacteal in the dictionary
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