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Meaning of colostrum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈlɒstɹəm

Definitions

  1. A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
  2. A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.

Equivalents

العربية لبأ
Azərbaycanca ağız
Български коластра
Català calostre
Čeština kolostrum mlezivo
Ελληνικά πρωτόγαλα
Español calostro
فارسی آغوز پله شیرماک ماک
Français colostrum
Gaeilge gruth buí
Galego costro formigo
Հայերեն դալ խեժ խիժ
Íslenska broddmjólk broddur
Italiano colostro
日本語 初乳
한국어 초유
Македонски серај сереј
മലയാളം ചീമ്പാൽ
Монгол уураг
मराठी चीक
Malti liba
မြန်မာဘာသာ နို့ရည်ကြည်
Nederlands Biest colostrum voormelk
Polski młodziwo siara
Português colostro
Română colastră
Русский молозиво
Slovenčina mledzivo
Shqip kulloshtër
Svenska råmjölk
தமிழ் சீம்பால்
తెలుగు జున్ను
Türkçe ağız
ئۇيغۇرچە ئوغۇز
Українська молозиво

Examples

“The researchers isolated the antibodies from the cow's colostrum, the first milk produced after birth, which has very high antibody concentrations. They gave these antibodies, extracted from the colostrum, to 10 volunteers and gave another 10 volunteers extracts from colostrum of cows that were not immunized against the traveler's diarrhea bacteria.”
“This valuable fluid—colostrum—plays a number of important biological roles, including helping improve an infant's immune system. Nevertheless, many humans intuitively perceive colostrum as “sour milk,” which should not be given to infants. Other species do not make this serious mistake.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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