lacto-

See also: lacto and lactó

English

Alternative forms

  • lact- (without the connecting vowel)

Etymology

From Latin lac (“milk”).

Prefix

lacto-

  1. milk.

Synonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with lacto-
lactaceous
lactalbumin
lactamide
lactase
lactocele
lactocerebroside
lactocyte
lactodehydrogenase
lactodensimeter
lactoderm
lactoferment
lactofermentation
lactogen
lactogenesis
lactogenic
lactoglobulin
lactoglyceride
lactoglycerol
lactiferous
lactify
lactoferrin
lactolysis
lactonazi
neolactotetraosylceramide
lactone
lactoovovegetarian
ovolactovegetarian
lactoperoxidase
lactophenol
lactophile
lactophilia
lactopoiesis
lactoproteid
lactoprotein
lactoquinomycin
lactorrhea
lactoscope
lactosomatotroph
lactosucrose
lactotrope
lactotroph
lactotropic

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin lactis (“milk”).

Prefix

lacto-

  1. lacto-

Alternative forms

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with lacto-
lactobacille
lactodensimètre
lactoflavine
lactoglobuline
lactomètre
lactosérum

Further reading

Spanish

Prefix

lacto-

  1. lacto-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with lacto-
lactodensímetro
lactómetro
ovolactovegetarianismo
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