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lactophiles

lactophiles is the plural of lactophile.

Meaning of lactophile

Noun

lactophile (plural lactophiles)

  1. A person or animal that has an attraction to milk, dairy products or lactic acid.
    • Schottmuller also reports a case associated with urticaria in which he suspected a common etiological factor. He found lactophile bacteria in the urine.1928, Dean DeWitt Lewis, Practice of Surgery; Clinical, Diagnostic, Operative, Post-operative

Questions about lactophiles

What is lactophiles the plural of?
Lactophiles is the plural of lactophile.

Words near lactophiles in the dictionary

  1. lactoovovegetarians
  2. lactoperoxidase
  3. lactoperoxidases
  4. lactophenol
  5. lactophile
  6. lactophiles
  7. lactophilia
  8. lactophorin
  9. lactopoiesis
  10. lactoproteid
  11. lactoproteids

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