colostrum
A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after…A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
» Newborns receive vital nutrients from colostrum.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
Kolostrum, Vormilch, Erstmilch
моло́зивоmolózivo
моло́зивоmolózyvo
(uncountable, usually)A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.
- milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
Examples
16 sentencesNewborns receive vital nutrients from colostrum.
Ziri fed the colostrum to the lamb.
Ziri extracted some colostrum from the ewe.
Ziri gave the colostrum to the lamb.
The lamb needs to drink some colostrum.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin colostrum, of uncertain origin.Borrowed from Latin colostrum, of uncertain origin.
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Forms
plural: colostraSynonyms
5 synonyms- milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition:foremilk
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable