lactifuge

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noun

A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body

OriginLatin lac →
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Meanings

nounlactifuge (plural lactifuges)

plural lactifuges

  1. medicineA medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body

Origin

  1. Latinlac“milk”
  2. Englishlactifuge

From Latin lac (“milk”, stem lact-) + -fuge.

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Translations

Italian lattifugo
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Cite this entry
APA

lactifuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactifuge

MLA

“lactifuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactifuge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactifuge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactifuge.

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