Lactate

//ˈlæk.teɪt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of lactic acid.
  2. 2
    a salt or ester of lactic acid wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of lactate ion. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Verb
  1. 1
    To secrete or produce milk. intransitive
  2. 2
    give suck to wordnet

Synonyms

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alcoholalimentbreast-feedbreastfeedbreastfeedchemical

Example

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"His thick fingers crackle across a large packet containing empty purple sachets labeled alcohol swabs, used syringes and a plastic sheath that a few minutes ago contained lactate solution."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“to suckle, give suck, contain milk”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Etymology 2

From lactic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Related phrases

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