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Answer for the clue "Milky ", 7 letters:
lacteal

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Relating to milk. 2 (context anatomy English) Relating to milk production. 3 Relating to, or containing, chyle. n. One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, formed in English from Latin lacteus , from lac (genitive lactis ) "milk," from PIE root *glakt- (see lactation ) + -al (1).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs" n. any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine . Triglycerides are emulsified by bile and hydrolyzed by the enzyme lipase , resulting in a mixture of fatty acids and monoglycerides . These then pass from ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lacteal \Lac"te*al\, a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy , Lettuce .] Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.

Usage examples of lacteal.

The organs of digestion are the Mouth, Teeth, Tongue, Salivary Glands, Pharynx, Esophagus, the Stomach and the Intestines, with their glands, the Liver, Pancreas, Lacteals, and the Thoracic Duct.