lactate
1to produce milk.
Origin of lactate
1Other definitions for lactate (2 of 2)
Origin of lactate
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How to use lactate in a sentence
Following the lead of the review paper, I’ll call the lower threshold the lactate threshold.
And, most importantly, lactate isn’t produced because your muscles can’t get enough oxygen.
Their critical speed, which is roughly when lactate levels start shooting up more steeply instead of just creeping up, occurred at 92 percent of VO2 max.
We Now Have the Lab Data on Nike’s Breaking2 Runners | Alex Hutchinson | November 6, 2020 | Outside OnlineBetween each treadmill stage, the runners hopped off the treadmill briefly to have their fingers pricked for a lactate measurement to determine their lactate threshold.
We Now Have the Lab Data on Nike’s Breaking2 Runners | Alex Hutchinson | November 6, 2020 | Outside OnlineIn this study, the runners hit their lactate threshold at 83 percent of VO2 max on average.
We Now Have the Lab Data on Nike’s Breaking2 Runners | Alex Hutchinson | November 6, 2020 | Outside Online
When your hungry baby latches to your lactating breast, are you simply nursing your child or making a political statement?
Seven females known to be pregnant or lactating were not observed to move more than 100 feet away from their centers of activity.
Home Range and Movements of the Eastern Cottontail in Kansas | Donald W. JanesAnother female obtained on March 27, 1960, was probably lactating.
The July-taken lactating female and three June-taken specimens were in old pelage.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota | Kenneth W. AndersenEach of two lactating females taken in late May had six placental scars.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota | Kenneth W. AndersenThere were notable exceptions to this generality, for some lactating females had exceptionally large home ranges.
British Dictionary definitions for lactate (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlækteɪt) /
an ester or salt of lactic acid
Origin of lactate
1British Dictionary definitions for lactate (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlækteɪt) /
(intr) (of mammals) to produce or secrete milk
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Scientific definitions for lactate
[ lăk′tāt′ ]
A salt or ester of lactic acid. Lactate is a product of fermentation and is produced during cellular respiration as glucose is broken down.
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