lactation
1 synonym for lactation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The production of milk by a female mammal's breast or udder.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis, equivalent to lactate and -ion.
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