milkstone

Meaning

Noun

  • Any stone, such as galactite, thought to increase milk production in mammals.
  • Certain white stones.
  • A hard body that forms in a mammalian udder.
  • A layer of scale that forms on milk-processing equipment, mainly formed of cations of calcium and magnesium.

Origin

  • milk + stone

Modern English dictionary

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