lacteal

[ lak-tee-uhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
2. Anatomy. conveying or containing chyle.

noun

1. Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.

lacteal

/ ˈlæktɪəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling milk
2. (of lymphatic vessels) conveying or containing chyle

noun

1. any of the lymphatic vessels conveying chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

Derived Forms

• ˈlacteally, adverb

Other Words From

• lacte·al·ly adverb
• non·lacte·al adjective
• non·lacte·al·ly adverb
• pre·lacte·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacteal¹

1625–35; < Latin lacte ( us ) milky ( lacteous ) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacteal¹

C17: from Latin lacteus of milk, from lac milk

Example Sentences

According to them, it is “the lacteal secretion of a healthy, hooved mammal.”

From The Guardian

Knight’s bill defines milk as the “lacteal secretion” from a list of animals that includes cows, water buffalo, sheep, goats, yaks, deer, reindeer, moose, horses and donkeys.

From Washington Times

The FDA bristled and provided the federal definition of milk as a “lacteal secretion” from cows.

From Los Angeles Times

Those vary from the obvious — such as the oft-referenced milk is “the lacteal secretion” of cows — to more obscure requirements on the presence of additives and emulsifiers.

From Washington Post

These lacteal? ?ave mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate.

From Project Gutenberg

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