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Lactation
- noun - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
- the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
Lacteally
- - Milkily; in the manner of milk.
Lactifuge
- noun - any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
Lactimide
- - A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
Lactogens
- noun - any agent that enhances milk production
Lactucone
- - A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.
Lacunaria
- unknown - A coffered vault, ceiling or soffit
Laddering
- verb - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"
Lady Crab
- noun - brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
Lady Fern
- noun - most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage