FOREMILK

colostrum, foremilk

(noun) milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foremilk (countable and uncountable, plural foremilks)

The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.

Anagrams

• formlike

Source: Wiktionary


Fore"milk`, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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