单词 | lactescence |
释义 | lactescencen. 1. A milky appearance; milkiness.In modern dictionaries. ΚΠ 1685 R. Boyle Short Mem. Hist. Mineral Waters 57 We perceiv'd a light lactescence to be produc'd, and a whitish Precipitate very slowly to subside. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 139 The solution of soap mixes smoothly and causes a slight lactescence. 2. Botany. An abundant flow of sap from certain plants when wounded, commonly white, but sometimes red.In modern dictionaries. ΚΠ 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xx. 211 Lactescence, Milkiness, is when a copious Juice flows out on any Injury done to the Plant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1685 |
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