colostrum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.

/kəˈlɒstɹəm/ /kəˈlɑstɹəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-colostrum.wav /kəˈlɔstɹəm/ [kəˈlɔ̟stɹəm]

colostrum colostra

Borrowed from Latin colostrum, of uncertain origin.

beestings first milk fore-milk green milk

colostric colostrous

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