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LACTEAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lacteal" is a kind of...):
lymph vessel; lymphatic vessel (a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
Example:
lacteal organs
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
milk (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)