galactite

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

galactite

Etymology

from Latin galactites ([stone] of milk) see galalith, galacto- and -ite.

Definitions

1. Clay with the property of turning the water in which it was mixed white as milk, hence the prejudice that it could increase the milk of wet nurses. minéralogie

2. Genus of synantheraceae, the cottony galactite, also called milk thistle, Centaurea galactites, Linnaeus, Galactites tomentosa, Moench. botanique

See also

délaiter (v.) délaitage (cn.) lait (cn.) lactaire (adj.) lactaire (cn.) délaiteuse (cn.) laitier (adj.) laitier (cn.) lacté (adj.) laitage (cn.) laiteux (adj.) délaitement (cn.)