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lac·ta·tion
 lactation
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- pronunciation:
- laek
teI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of producing or secreting milk.
- synonyms:
- elision, gap, omission
- similar words:
- blank, breach, cavity, hiatus, hole, interruption, interval, opening, rift, skip, void
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| definition 2: |
the period during which this process occurs.
- synonyms:
- cavity
- similar words:
- dent, dimple, hole, opening, pockmark, pore
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| derivation: |
lactational (adj.) |
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