lactate

lac·tate ¹  (lktt)

intr.v. lac·tat·ed, lac·tat·ing, lac·tates

To secrete or produce milk.

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[Latin lactre, lactt-, from lac, lact-, milk; see lacto-.]

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lac·tate ²  (lktt)

n.

A salt or an ester of lactic acid.

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[lact(o)- + -ate.]

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lactate¹

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an ester or salt of lactic acid

[from lacto- + -ate¹]

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lactate²

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) (of mammals) to produce or secrete milk

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lactate  (lktt)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lactate - a salt or ester of lactic acid ester - formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Verb	1.	lactate - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" breastfeed, give suck, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse, suck suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Translations

lactate [ˈlækteɪt] VI → lactar

lactate

vi → Milch absondern, laktieren (spec)