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lacteal
[ lak-tee-uhl ]
adjective
- pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
- Anatomy. conveying or containing chyle.
noun
- Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
lacteal
/ ˈæɪə /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling milk
- (of lymphatic vessels) conveying or containing chyle
noun
- any of the lymphatic vessels conveying chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- t·· adverb
- ԴDz·t· adjective
- non·t·· adverb
- ·t· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lacteal1
Example Sentences
According to them, it is “the lacteal secretion of a healthy, hooved mammal.”
Knight’s bill defines milk as the “lacteal secretion” from a list of animals that includes cows, water buffalo, sheep, goats, yaks, deer, reindeer, moose, horses and donkeys.
The FDA bristled and provided the federal definition of milk as a “lacteal secretion” from cows.
Those vary from the obvious — such as the oft-referenced milk is “the lacteal secretion” of cows — to more obscure requirements on the presence of additives and emulsifiers.
These lacteal? ?ave mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate.
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