lactific

adjective

lac·​tif·​ic

-fik

variants or less commonly lactifical

-fə̇kəl

: producing milk

Word History

Etymology

lactific from French lactifique, from lacti- lact- + -fique -fic; lactifical from French lactifique + English -al

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