Lac*tes"cence (?), n. [Cf. F. lactescence.]
1.
The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color.
This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair water is suddenly poured upon the solution.
Boyle.
2. Bot.
The latex of certain plants. See Latex.
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