"lactification" meaning in English

See lactification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: See lactify (“to make or become milky”). Coined in sociological sense by Frantz Fanon. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lactification (uncountable)
  1. The whitening of a black race. Wikipedia link: Frantz Fanon Tags: uncountable
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