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galactopoietic

American  
[guh-lak-tuh-poi-et-ik] / gəˌlæk tə pɔɪˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

  1. increasing the secretion of milk.

noun

  1. a galactopoietic agent or medicine.

galactopoietic British  
/ ɡəˌlæktəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs, ɡəˌlæktəʊpɔɪˈɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. inducing or increasing the secretion of milk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a galactopoietic agent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of galactopoietic

First recorded in 1655–65; galacto- + -poietic

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