Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lacto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
lac-to-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

milk.

Etymology

Derived from Latin lac (“milk”).

Inflected Forms

lact- (alternative)

Synonyms

galacto- galact-

Questions

What does lacto- mean?
milk.
Where does lacto- come from?
Derived from Latin lac (“milk”).

How to pronounce lacto-

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