lact-

See also: Lact.

English

Prefix

lact-

1. milk

Alternative forms

• lacto- (with connecting vowel)

Derived terms

• lactalbumin
• lactase
• lactate
• lactation
• lacteal
• lactescent
• lactic
• lactic acid
• lactiferous
• lactobacillus
• lactoflavin
• lactogenic
• lactometer
• lactone
• lactoprotein
• lactose

Anagrams

• CTAL, clat, talc, TLAC

French

Etymology

From Latin lactis (“milk”).

Prefix

lact-

1. lact-

Alternative forms

• lacto- (with connecting vowel)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with lact-

lactate

lactone

Further reading

• “lact-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.