lactific
/lækˈtɪf.ɪk/
lactific adjective: producing or yielding milk.
Adjective
lactific (comparative more lactific, superlative most lactific)
- Producing or yielding milk.
- The necklace of clear rock-crystal, still commonly worn by wet-nurses, is a survival of the belief in the lactific virtue of this variety of limpid quartz.2003, E. P. Evans, Animal Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Architecture, page 37
Forms of lactific
| comparative | more lactific |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lactific |
| alternative form | lactifical |
Origin of lactific
From Latin lac, lactis (“milk”) + facere (“to make”).
Words that rhyme with lactific
- specific
- prolific
- calorific
- colorific
- hieroglyphic
- honorific
- scientific
- terrific
- -ific
- biospecific
- calcific
- dolorific
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- febrific
- interspecific
- morbific
- organific
- pacific
- signific
- soporific
- sudorific
- triglyphic
- trispecific
- unterrific
- vaporific
- acidific
- algific
- allospecific
- anaglyphic
- anticalcific
- antiprolific
- aspecific
- aurific
- bioscientific
- bispecific
- carbonific
- chylific
- classific
- coelanaglyphic
- conspecific
- cornific
- cospecific
- crapperific
- damnific
- deific
- diaglyphic
- ditriglyphic
- frigorific
- geoglyphic
- grandific
- hipsterific
- horrific
- humilific
- inspecific
- lapidific
- lithoglyphic
- lucific
- lucrific
- mirific
- nanospecific
- omnific
Questions about lactific
- What does lactific mean?
- Lactific means producing or yielding milk.
- What part of speech is lactific?
- Lactific is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lactific?
- Lactific is pronounced /lækˈtɪf.ɪk/.
Words near lactific in the dictionary
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