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lac·tate¹ (l

)

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

To secrete or produce milk.

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

lac·tate² (l

)

A salt or an ester of lactic acid.

[lact(o)- + -ate.]

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lactating - producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"

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