lactate

See also: Lactate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“contain milk, give suck”), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, noun) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.teɪt/
  • (UK, verb) IPA(key): /lækˈteɪt/
  • (US, noun, verb) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.teɪt/

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk

Noun

lactate (plural lactates)

  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lactate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • lactate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • lactate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Verb

lactāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of lactō
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