lacteal

Speech parts

1. lacteal - Noun

2. lacteal - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.

Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.

One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

milky white galactic alabaster milch alimentation milk humor dairy nutrition opaque sustenance clouded whitish nourishment
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Antonyms

black DRY bright monochrome glowing colorless
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Hypernyms

lymphatic vessel lymph vessel

Phrases with the word

lacteal fluid

Examples

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lacteal organs Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lactational amenorrhea method lactationally lactator lacteally lactean lactenin