lacto-

lacto-

milk: lactometer
Chem. lactic acid or lactate: lactobacillus

Origin of lacto-

from Classical Latin lac (gen. lactis), milk from Indo-European base an unverified form glak- from source galactic

lacto-

or lact-

prefix

Milk: lactoprotein.
Lactose: lactase.
Lactic acid: lactate.

Origin of lacto-

From Latin lac lact- milk ; see melg- in Indo-European roots.

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

Globulins: serum-globulin, egg-globulin, lacto - globulin, cell-globulins.

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