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Lactiferous in a sentence

Lactiferous meaning

Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.

Using Lactiferous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
  • In the example corpus, lactiferous often appears in combinations such as: lactiferous ducts, the lactiferous.

Context around Lactiferous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

irregular 1×

Often after:

vessels 1× lobes 1× tissue 1×

Sentence patterns with Lactiferous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

18 irregular lactiferous lobes that 1× into the lactiferous vessels 1× of the lactiferous tissue is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

incisions are made 1× the female adult 1× they are distributed 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the nipple 1× of the nipple 1× the lactiferous vessels 1×

Words around Lactiferous

Just before it in the word index:

lactic 48 lactation 60 lactating 30 lactate 13 lactase 15 lactarius 3

Just after it in the word index:

lacto 8 lactobacilli 6 lactobacillus 17 lactoglobulin 2 lactone 2 lactones 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Lactiferous

  • In this selection, "lactiferous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, irregular, vessels, lobes and tissue stand out and add context to how "lactiferous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 18 irregular lactiferous lobes that and into the lactiferous vessels. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lactiferous" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lactiferous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The female adult breast contains 14–18 irregular lactiferous lobes that converge at the nipple. (15 words)

They are distributed throughout the body of the breast; approximately two-thirds of the lactiferous tissue is within 30 mm of the base of the nipple. (26 words)

Incisions are made while the pods are still raw, with no more than a slight yellow tint, and must be shallow to avoid penetrating hollow inner chambers or loculi while cutting into the lactiferous vessels. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Incisions are made while the pods are still raw, with no more than a slight yellow tint, and must be shallow to avoid penetrating hollow inner chambers or loculi while cutting into the lactiferous vessels. (35 words)

They are distributed throughout the body of the breast; approximately two-thirds of the lactiferous tissue is within 30 mm of the base of the nipple. (26 words)

The female adult breast contains 14–18 irregular lactiferous lobes that converge at the nipple. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Incisions are made while the pods are still raw, with no more than a slight yellow tint, and must be shallow to avoid penetrating hollow inner chambers or loculi while cutting into the lactiferous vessels.

The female adult breast contains 14–18 irregular lactiferous lobes that converge at the nipple.

They are distributed throughout the body of the breast; approximately two-thirds of the lactiferous tissue is within 30 mm of the base of the nipple.

Common combinations with lactiferous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lactiferous" in a sentence?
An example: "Incisions are made while the pods are still raw, with no more than a slight yellow tint, and must be shallow to avoid penetrating hollow inner chambers or loculi while cutting into the lactiferous vessels." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "lactiferous" from authentic English texts.
What does "lactiferous" mean?
Lactiferous means: Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
How many example sentences with "lactiferous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "lactiferous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.