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The albumin present on milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin. It is distinct from the casein of milk.

An instrument for determining the amount of butter fat contained in a given sample of milk.

A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed.

An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus.

re colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, lactone.

A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of milk.

Lactiferous. [Obs.] "Lactory or milky plants." Sir T. Browne.

An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity.

ary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin.

A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce.

The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium.

Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the Lactuca virosa; -- said of certain acids.

ng a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium.

A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.

ertaining to, or designating, an organic amido acid, which is regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea.

An organic residue or radical derived from lactic acid.

A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

Pertaining to, or having, lacunæ; as, a lacunar circulation.

The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without spaces or bands between the panels. Gwilt