LACTATION


Meaning of LACTATION in English

— lactational , adj. — lactationally , adv.

/lak tay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the secretion or formation of milk.

2. the period of milk production.

[ 1660-70; lactation- (s. of lactatio ) a giving suck. See LACTATE 1 , -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .