| 单词 | lactescent |
| 释义 | lactescent, a.|lækˈtɛsənt|
[ad. L. lactēscentem, pres. pple. f. lactēscĕre, inchoative vb. f. lactēre to be milky, f. lact-, lac milk.]
1. Becoming milky; having a milky appearance.
1668Phil. Trans. III. 752 Concerning lactescent Bloud in a man..whose Bloud alwayes turn'd into Milk. 1757Walker in Phil. Trans. L. 135 Saccharum Saturni being added to the solution, precipitated a thick lactescent cloud. 1815Sporting Mag. XLVI. 63 The lactescent juice of the former [lettuce] is powerfully narcotic. 1876Gross Dis. Bladder 196 The urine assumes a turbid, purulent, or lactescent aspect.
2. Of plants: Yielding a milky juice.
1673Phil. Trans. VIII. 6006 Cheggio, a lactescent plant, found in Cambaja. 1724Switzer Pract. Gard. vii. lviii. (1727) 308 Common ladies thistle..on account of its lactescent quality. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 11 Limnocharis, a genus belonging to Butomeæ, is lactescent. 1880in Gray Struct. Bot. (ed. 6) 417/2.
¶3. Used for: Producing or secreting milk.
1796Duncan Ann. Med. I. 236 Tension of the nipples of lactescent women at the sight of a child. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xxiv. 478 The entire skin of the abdomen forms a pocket, inclosing the lactescent organs. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11：
相关热词搜索：lactescent英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
单词 lactic 释义 lactic, a. Chem.|lktk|[f. L. lact-, lac milk + -ic.]Of or pertaining to m......
字词 设备寄存器 释义 【计】 device register 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本......
字词 设备容积 释义 【化】 volume of equipment 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基......
单词 lactescence 释义 lactescence|lktsns|[f. lactescent: see -ence.]1. A milky appearance;......
单词 lactescency 释义 † lactescency[f. as prec.: see -ency.]= lactescence 1.1757Walker in......
字词 设备家俱折旧费 释义 【经】 depreciation expenseexpense of equipment 汉译英翻译词典......