Lac"tate (?), n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.] (Chem.) A salt
of lactic acid.
Lac*ta"tion (?), n. A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk
by the mammary gland.
Lac"te*al (?), a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy,
Lettuce.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal
fluid.
2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the
lacteal vessels.
Lac"te*al, n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle
from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic
duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Lac"te*al*ly, adv. Milkily; in the manner of milk.
Lac"te*an (?), a. [See Lacteal.] 1. Milky; consisting of, or
resembling, milk. "This lactean whiteness." Moxon.