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moonmilk

moonmilk noun: a white, creamy limestone precipitate found in caves. Also the alternative form of moon milk.

Noun

moonmilk (uncountable)

  1. A white, creamy limestone precipitate found in caves.
    Synonyms:
    mondmilch

Also used as

moonmilk is also the alternative form of moon milk.

Synonyms of moonmilk

Origin of moonmilk

From moon + milk, based on its appearance and the prescientific belief that it originated from the moon. Compare German Mondmilch, Latin lac lunae.

Questions about moonmilk

What does moonmilk mean?
Moonmilk means a white, creamy limestone precipitate found in caves.
What part of speech is moonmilk?
Moonmilk is a noun.

Words near moonmilk in the dictionary

  1. moonlit
  2. moonlitten
  3. moonly
  4. moonman
  5. moonmen
  6. moonmilk
  7. moonmoon
  8. moonmoons
  9. moonnaut
  10. moonnauts
  11. Moonpar

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