LACTATE

lactate

(noun) a salt or ester of lactic acid

breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

(verb) give suck to; “The wetnurse suckled the infant”; “You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

lactate (third-person singular simple present lactates, present participle lactating, simple past and past participle lactated)

(intransitive) To secrete or produce milk

Etymology 2

Noun

lactate (plural lactates)

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid

Ellipsis of lactate ion.

Source: Wiktionary


Lac"tate, n. Etym: [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of lactic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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