lacteous

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/ˈlæktiəs/

adjective

Milky; resembling milk.

“lacteous vessels”

Similar
lacteanlactescentemulsivemilkenmilkylacteallactiferous
Opposite
runnywatery
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Meanings

adjectivelacteous (comparative more lacteous, superlative most lacteous)

comparative more lacteous · superlative most lacteous

  1. archaicMilky; resembling milk.

    For though we leave out the Lacteous circle (which Aratus, Geminus, and Proclus, out of him hath numbered among the rest) yet are there more by four than Philo mentions ; that is, the Horizon, Meridian and both the Colures ; circles very considerable

    1686, Thomas Brown, The Works of the Learned Sir Thomas Brown, Kt

    Synonyms: lactean

  2. archaicLacteal; conveying chyle.

    lacteous vessels

    Synonyms: lactean

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMilky; resembling milk.

Similar
lactean

adjectiveLacteal; conveying chyle.

Similar
lactean
Similar
lactescentemulsivemilkenmilkylacteallactiferous
Opposite
runnywatery
Broader
fluidicsemifluidsemiliquidthick
Also see
lacteanlactescentmilky

Origin

See lacteal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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