galactopoietic

[ guh-lak-tuh-poi-et-ik ]

adjective

1. increasing the secretion of milk.

noun

1. a galactopoietic agent or medicine.

galactopoietic

/ ɡəˌlæktəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs; ɡəˌlæktəʊpɔɪˈɛtɪk /

adjective

1. inducing or increasing the secretion of milk

noun

1. a galactopoietic agent

Derived Forms

• galactopoiesis, noun

Other Words From

• ga·lac·to·poi·e·sis [g, uh, -lak-t, uh, -poi-, ee, -sis], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of galactopoietic¹

First recorded in 1655–65; galacto- + -poietic

Example Sentences

The letter writer was the father of an 11-month-old, and he was asking not just me but a group of old friends about a familiar bourgeois heteronormative nuclear-family type deal: What should he give his wife to honor her large heart and galactopoietic bazongas?

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