lacto-
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A word part that shows something comes from milk in scientific words
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- Lacto-vegetarian diets exclude meat but include dairy products like cheese and milk.
Examples
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I, I've been, I really enjoy pickled food, lacto fermented food as well.
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These are those lacto fermented petals of cabbage.
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And Mark's got the same, but he's also got tuna and lacto cheese.
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And and they're lacto Oval vegetarians, right?
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Lacto-fermentation is a process that transforms vegetables into tangy, flavorful foods.
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Many health enthusiasts emphasize the benefits of lacto-probiotics found in yogurt.
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Lacto- comes from the old Latin word lac, which means 'milk'. You can see the same root in lactose and lactation, so lacto- is used to make words about milk, milk production, or lactic acid.
