See also: Lactate

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

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

  1. (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk
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Lactate ion
 
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lactic (lactic acid) +‎ -ate

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lactate (plural lactates)

  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
  2. Ellipsis of lactate ion.
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From lact- +‎ -ate.

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lactate m (plural lactates)

  1. lactate

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lactāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of lactō

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lactate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of lactar combined with te