Words Containing LACT
Here's the list of all the 138 Words Containing LACT in the English Language.
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| galactic | 1. of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way) 2. inconceivably large More Definitions → |
| lactation | 1. the period following birth during which milk is secreted 2. the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands More Definitions → |
| lactose | 1. a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk More Definitions → |
| lactating | 1. producing or secreting milk More Definitions → |
| lactate | 1. give suck to 2. a salt or ester of lactic acid More Definitions → |
| lactic | 1. of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey) More Definitions → |
| prophylactic | 1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation 2. warding off More Definitions → |
| prolactin | 1. gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition More Definitions → |
| intergalactic | 1. between or among galaxies More Definitions → |
| lactobacillus | 1. a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) More Definitions → |
| galactose | 1. a simple sugar found in lactose More Definitions → |
| spironolactone | 1. a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension More Definitions → |
| extragalactic | 1. outside or beyond a galaxy More Definitions → |
| anaphylactic | 1. related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis More Definitions → |
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