galactopoietic

American  

[guh-lak-tuh-poi-et-ik] / gəˌlæk tə pɔɪˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

1. increasing the secretion of milk.

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noun

1. a galactopoietic agent or medicine.

galactopoietic British  

/ ɡəˌlæktəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs, ɡəˌlæktəʊpɔɪˈɛtɪk /

adjective

1. inducing or increasing the secretion of milk

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noun

1. a galactopoietic agent

Other Word Forms

• galactopoiesis noun

Etymology

Origin of galactopoietic

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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