Milk
Definition of Milk
Pronunciation: mĭlk n. | 1. | | | 1. | (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts. | | 2. | (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See Latex. | | 3. | An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water. | | 4. | (Zool.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.Milk thrush | (Med.) See Thrush. |
| v. t. | 1. | To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of. | | 2. | To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk; as, to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows. | | 3. | To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder. | v. i. | 1. | To draw or to yield milk. | | 2. | (Elec.) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation; - said of a storage battery. |
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