lacto
Dairy word root
Lacto- is a combining form meaning milk, appearing in scientific and technical vocabulary.
A lactose-intolerant person can't digest milk sugar.
Lacto-vegetarians eat dairy but not eggs.
Lactobacillus bacteria ferment milk into yogurt.
The prefix appears in medical terms like lactation (milk production) and lactate (to produce milk, or a salt of lactic acid).
Mammalian nursing fluid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- yogurtFermented milk product
- kefirCultured milk drink
buttermilk · cream · whey · casein · curds · probiotic · cultured · soured
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- culturesCollective human practices
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
probiotic · anaerobic · colony · strain · acidophilus · inoculation · starter · microorganism
Unwillingness to accept differences
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- galactoseMonosaccharide from lactose breakdown
- disaccharideTwo-monosaccharide compound
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
deficiency · malabsorption · breakdown · digestion · sugar
Diet allowing fish, not meat
- vegetarianismAbstaining from flesh consumption
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- dietCustomary food consumption
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
ethical · flexitarian · plant-based · cheese-eating · partial · semi-vegetarian · modified · dietary
milk
Mammalian nursing fluid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- yogurtFermented milk product
kefir · buttermilk · cream · whey · casein · curds · probiotic · cultured · soured · clabber
lactobacillus
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- culturesCollective human practices
microbiome · probiotic · anaerobic · colony · strain · acidophilus · inoculation · starter · microorganism
intolerance
Unwillingness to accept differences
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- galactoseMonosaccharide from lactose breakdown
- disaccharideTwo-monosaccharide compound
hydrolysis · deficiency · malabsorption · breakdown · digestion · sugar
pescatarian
Diet allowing fish, not meat
- vegetarianismAbstaining from flesh consumption
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- dietCustomary food consumption
meatless · ethical · flexitarian · plant-based · cheese-eating · partial · semi-vegetarian · modified · dietary · Hindu
lactovegan
Avoids all animal products
dairy-free · plant-based · carnivore · lactose-free · almond
- lactose intolerantUnable to digest milk sugar
- lactose intoleranceInability to process milk sugar
- lactose freeWithout milk's natural sugar
- lactic acidAnaerobic metabolism byproduct
- lactose-free milkDairy drink without milk sugar
- lactation stationRoom for breastfeeding mothers
lactic, lactate, lactation, lactose, lactase, lacteal, lactating, prolactin, galactic