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/geuh lak"toyd/, adj.resembling milk; milky.[1880-85; GALACT- + -OID]
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galactoid — /geuh lak toyd/, adj. resembling milk; milky. [1880 85; GALACT + OID] * * * galactoid, a. (gəˈlæktɔɪd) [f. Gr. γαλακτ , γάλα, milk + oid.] Milk like, resembling milk. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
galactic — a. Astronomy, pertaining to a galaxy. ♦ galactagogue, n. & a. (substance) promoting milk secretion. ♦ galactoid, a. milk like. ♦ galactometer, n. instrument measuring density of milk. ♦ galactophore, n. milk duct. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
