lactate

¹

[lak-teyt]

verb (used without object)

lactated, lactating 

1. to produce milk.

lactate

²

[lak-teyt]

noun

Chemistry.

1. an ester or salt of lactic acid.

lactate

¹

/ ˈlækteɪt /

noun

1. an ester or salt of lactic acid

lactate

²

/ ˈlækteɪt /

verb

1. (intr) (of mammals) to produce or secrete milk

lactate

1. A salt or ester of lactic acid. Lactate is a product of fermentation and is produced during cellular respiration as glucose is broken down.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lactate¹

1885–90; < Latin lactātus, past participle of lactāre to suckle. See lact-, -ate ¹

Origin of lactate²

First recorded in 1785–95; lact(ic acid) + -ate ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of lactate¹

C18: from _lacto- + _-ate ¹

Example Sentences

Workers helping integrate deported immigrants in Honduras told researchers from the Women’s Refugee Commission that nursing women who were deported had not received enough food and water to continue lactating.

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He tailors his training to meet a targeted exertional threshold and monitors his lactate levels with pinprick blood tests.

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Websites like Only the Breast — a platform where lactating mothers can sell or donate their milk to consumers — and Sell.com are filled with classified advertisements for fresh milk.

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The study tracked the heart rate, oxygen uptake and blood lactate levels of professional drummers in rehearsals and during live shows, the outlet said.

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“There are five childhood diseases all kids are supposed to be immunized from under the age of five, because children die first in the famine, then pregnant women and lactating mothers,” Natsios said.

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Related Words

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• nourish