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lacteous

/ˈlæktiəs/

lacteous adjective: milky; resembling milk.

Adjective

lacteous (comparative more lacteous, superlative most lacteous)

  1. (archaic) Milky; resembling milk.
    • For though we leave out the Lacteous circle (which Aratus, Geminus, and Proclus, out of him hath numbered among the rest) yet are there more by four than Philo mentions ; that is, the Horizon, Meridian and both the Colures ; circles very considerable1686, Thomas Brown, The Works of the Learned Sir Thomas Brown, Kt
    Synonyms:
    lactean
  2. (archaic) Lacteal; conveying chyle.
    • lacteous vessels
    Synonyms:
    lactean

Synonyms of lacteous

Antonyms

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Forms of lacteous

comparativemore lacteous
superlativemost lacteous

Origin of lacteous

See lacteal.

Questions about lacteous

What does lacteous mean?
Lacteous means milky; resembling milk.
What part of speech is lacteous?
Lacteous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lacteous?
Lacteous is pronounced /ˈlæktiəs/.

Words near lacteous in the dictionary

  1. lacteally
  2. lacteals
  3. lactean
  4. lactenin
  5. lacteocrumenasia
  6. lacteous
  7. lactescence
  8. lactescences
  9. lactescency
  10. lactescent
  11. lactic

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