galactoid

galactoid
/geuh lak"toyd/, adj.
resembling milk; milky.
[1880-85; GALACT- + -OID]

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galactoid, a.
(gəˈlæktɔɪd)
[f. Gr. γαλακτ-, γάλα, milk + -oid.]
Milk-like, resembling milk.
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