What does lactifuge mean?
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lac·t·ifuge
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Princeton's WordNet
lactifugenoun
any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
Wiktionary
lactifugenoun
A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body.
Etymology: lactis "milk" and fugare "to expel".
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lactifuge
A lactifuge is a substance or agent that suppresses or stops the production and secretion of milk in mammals. It is often used in medicine or prescribed to postpartum women who wish or need to stop breastfeeding.
Webster Dictionary
Lactifugenoun
a medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body
Etymology: [L. lac, lactis, milk + fugare to expel.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lactifuge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lactifuge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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