Definition of lacteal
English to English adjective - relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
Lacteal fluids.
Lacteal organs.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
source: Webster 1913 noun - any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
source: WordNet 3.0 - One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
source: Webster 1913
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lacteal, lacteally, lactyl, lectual, luctual, laystall, lastly, listel, locustella, licitly, light-headedly, lucidly, lustily, lightly, listless, listlessness, liquidly
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