COLOSTRUM


Meaning of COLOSTRUM in English

/ kəˈlɒstrəm; NAmE -ˈlɑːs-/ noun

[ U ] the substance produced in the breasts of a new mother, which has a lot of antibodies which help her baby to resist disease

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.