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lacti-
- variant of lacto-:
lactiferous.
Example Sentences
The Bacterium acidi lacti described by Pasteur decomposes milk sugar into lactic acid.
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Words That Use lacti-
What does lacti- mean?
Lacti- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “milk.” In terms from chemistry, it used to specifically mean “lactate” or “lactic acid.” It is occasionally used in scientific and medical terms.
Lacti- comes from Latin lac (stem lact-), meaning “milk.” The Latin cognate of lac is gála (stem galakt-), also meaning “milk,” which is the source of galaxy. To learn more, check out our Words That Use articles on galacto- and galact-.
What are variants of lacti-?
Lacti- is a variant of lacto- or lact- that is used when combined with words or word elements that begin with the consonants –f– or –g-.
Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles about lacto- and lact-.
Examples of lacti-
One example of a medical term that uses the form lacti- is lactigenous, “producing milk.”
The lacti- part of the word means “milk,” as we already know. The second part of the word lactigenous is the form -genous, meaning “of or relating to that which produces.” Lactigenous literally translates to “of or relating to that which produces milk.”
What are some words that use the combining form lacti-?
- lactiferous (using the equivalent form of lacti- in Latin)
- lactifuge
- lactigerous
What are some other forms that lacti- may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
The combining form -ferous means “bearing” or “producing.” With this in mind, what does lactiferous literally mean?
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