lactating

lac·tate ¹

 (lăk′tāt′)

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

To secrete or produce milk.

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[Latin lactāre, lactāt-, from lac, lact-, milk; see lacto-.]

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lac·tate ²

 (lăk′tāt′)

n.

A salt or ester of lactic acid.

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[lact(o)- + -ate.]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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

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