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galacto-

 
a combining form meaning “milk,” used in the formation of compound words: galactopoietic.
Also, especially before a vowel, galact-.

Origin:
< Gk galakto-, comb. form of galakt-, s. of gála milk
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galact-  
pref.  Variant of galacto-.
galacto- or galact-  
pref.  Milk: galactose.

[From Greek galakto-, from gala, galakt-, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]
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galacto- or galact-
pref.
Milk: galactotherapy.

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