- lac|tic
- lac|tic «LAK tihk», adjective.of milk; from milk, especially sour milk.╂[< Latin lac, lactis milk + English -ic]
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pro|phy|lac|tic — «PROH fuh LAK tihk, PROF uh », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. protecting from disease: »vaccination and other prophylactic measures. Hope of preventing tuberculosis by daily prophylactic doses of the drug isoniazid is now seen (Science News Letter). 2 … Useful english dictionary
an|a|phy|lac|tic — «AN uh fuh LAK tihk», adjective. 1. of anaphylaxis. 2. producing anaphylaxis: »anaphylactic shock … Useful english dictionary
an|ti-an|a|phy|lac|tic — «AN tee AN uh fuh LAK tihk», adjective. 1. desensitized to an antigen or antigens. 2. of or having to do with anergy … Useful english dictionary
che|mo|pro|phy|lac|tic — «KEE moh PROH fuh LAK tihk, KEHM oh ; PROF uh », adjective. protecting from disease by means of chemical substances or drugs … Useful english dictionary
ex|tra|ga|lac|tic — «EHKS truh guh LAK tihk», adjective. outside of our own galaxy: »the measurement of extragalactic distances … Useful english dictionary
ga|lac|tic — «guh LAK tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the Milky Way or with other galaxies: »It is because of the shape of the galaxy that we see the Milky Way, which is the concentration of stars as we look out toward the edge, in the galactic… … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|ga|lac|tic — «IHN tuhr guh LAK tihk», adjective. situated or taking place between galaxies: »intergalactic space … Useful english dictionary
in|tra|ga|lac|tic — «IHN truh guh LAK tihk», adjective. within a galaxy: »an intragalactic communication network, intragalactic travel … Useful english dictionary
met|a|ga|lac|tic — «MEHT uh guh LAK tihk», adjective. of or having to do with the metagalaxy … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lac|tic — «PAR uh LAK tihk», adjective. of or having to do with a parallax: »parallactic angle … Useful english dictionary
