lactate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“contain milk, give suck”), from lac (“milk”), cognate to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk
Noun
lactate (plural lactates)
- (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
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External links
- “lactate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “lactate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “lactate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) lactāte