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lacto-

 
a combining form meaning “milk,” used in the formation of compound words (lactometer); specialized in chemical terminology to mean “lactate,” or “lactic acid.”
Also, lacti-; especially before a vowel, lact-.

Origin:
< L lact- (s. of lac milk) + -o-
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lacti- n.
Variant of lacto-.

lacto- or lact- or lacti-
pref.

  1. Milk: lactoglobulin.

  2. Lactose: lactase.

  3. Lactic acid: lactate.

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