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Lactation vs Lactage - What's the difference?

lactation | lactage |

As nouns the difference between lactation and lactage

is that lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal while lactage is the food produced from animal lactation; milk and milk-products.

lactation

English

(wikipedia lactation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
  • The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
  • The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

    • Derived terms

    * lactational * lactation period

    Related terms

    * lactate * lactic * lactose

    lactage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The food produced from animal lactation; milk and milk-products.