lactean

L1A1C3T1E1A1N1

adjective

milky

“lactean veins”

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lacteouslactescent
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Meanings

adjectivelactean (comparative more lactean, superlative most lactean)

comparative more lactean · superlative most lactean

  1. archaicpoeticmilky

    this lactean whiteness

    1665, Joseph Moxon, A Tutor to Astronomie and Geographie
  2. obsoletelacteal; conveying chyle

    lactean veins

    1 more example

    lactean vessels

    Synonyms: lacteous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacteal; conveying chyle

Similar
lacteous
Similar
lactescent
Also see
lacteous

Origin

See lacteal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

catenal
Cite this entry
APA

lactean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactean

MLA

“lactean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactean.

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