milkstone

noun — 4 senses

milkstone

noun

Etymology From milk + stone.

1

Any stone, such as galactite, thought to increase milk production in mammals.

2

Certain white stones.

3

A hard body that forms in a mammalian udder.

4

A layer of scale that forms on milk-processing equipment, mainly formed of cations of calcium and magnesium.

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