lactescent

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Because in order to effectively conjure my cup of lactescent silt into existence, the barrista in question would have to put down his… Stieg Larsson.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010

The proportions of the two albuminous and oily principles differ in the various species of animals and of lactescent plants.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Umbilication rapidly occurs at the apex, and simultaneously their contents become lactescent and gradually sero-purulent.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Her menses ceased; her mammae became engorged and discharged a serous lactescent fluid; her belly enlarged, and both she and her physician felt fetal movements in her abdomen.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The lactescent plants belong chiefly to the three families of the euphorbiaceae, the urticeae, and the apocineae.*

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von