lactation
NOUN
/læk'teɪʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
lactation is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1C3T1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does lactation mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast.
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2
The period following birth during which milk is secreted.
“lactation normally continues until weaning”
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3
The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands.
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