lactate
See also: Lactate
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK, noun) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.teɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (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)
- (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk
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to produce milk
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Etymology 2 edit
lactic (“lactic acid”) + -ate
Noun edit
lactate (plural lactates)
- (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
- Ellipsis of lactate ion.
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
any salt or ester of lactic acid
Further reading edit
- “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.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lactate m (plural lactates)
Further reading edit
- “lactate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
lactāte
Spanish edit
Verb edit
lactate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of lactar combined with te