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lactogenic

lactogenic adjective: that induces lactation.

Adjective

lactogenic (comparative more lactogenic, superlative most lactogenic)

  1. that induces lactation

Forms of lactogenic

comparativemore lactogenic
superlativemost lactogenic

Origin of lactogenic

From lacto- + -genic.

Questions about lactogenic

What does lactogenic mean?
Lactogenic means that induces lactation.
What part of speech is lactogenic?
Lactogenic is an adjective.

Words near lactogenic in the dictionary

  1. lactoflavins
  2. lactofuchsin
  3. lactofuchsine
  4. lactogen
  5. lactogenesis
  6. lactogenic
  7. lactogenically
  8. lactogens
  9. lactoglobulin
  10. lactoglobulins
  11. lactoglutamate

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