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noun
A white, creamy limestone precipitate found in caves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: mondmilch
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of moon milk (“flavoured warm milk”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From moon + milk, based on its appearance and the prescientific belief that it originated from the moon. Compare German Mondmilch, Latin lac lunae.
Across languages
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