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lactean Meaning & Definition

What Does Lactean Mean?

Lactean is used as an adjective meaning milky. It can also mean lacteal; conveying chyle.

Word Facts for Lactean

Part of speechadjective
Synonymslacteous and lactescent
Comparative / superlativemore lactean, most lactean

Lactean Definition (Adjective)

  1. milky
  2. lacteal; conveying chyle

    lactean veins

Synonyms of Lactean

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Lactean in a Sentence

lactean veins

lactean vessels

Word Forms & Grammar

lactean (comparative more lactean, superlative most lactean)

Words That Rhyme With Lactean

Origin of Lactean

See lacteal.

Common Questions About Lactean

What part of speech is lactean?

Lactean is an adjective.

What is another word for lactean?

You can replace lactean with words such as lacteous and lactescent. See the full list of lactean synonyms and antonyms.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of lactean?

The comparative form is more lactean and the superlative form is most lactean.

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