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Lacteal   Listen
adjective
Lacteal  adj.  
1.
Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
2.
(Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.





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"Lacteal" Quotes from Famous Books



... that he had only one small can of milk to carry, and that of that he had left the lid loose and walked so quickly that he spilled milk on the pavement. This showed that he was not thinking of his small burden, and this again showed that he anticipated some other than lacteal business at the end of his walk, and this (taken in conjunction with something about muddy boots) showed something else that I have entirely forgotten. I am afraid that I derided this detailed revelation unmercifully; ...
— The Club of Queer Trades • G. K. Chesterton


Words linked to "Lacteal" :   lymphatic vessel, lymph vessel


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