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lac·tate 1
(lăk′tāt′)intr.v. lac·tat·ed, lac·tat·ing, lac·tates
To secrete or produce milk.
[Latin lactāre, lactāt-, from lac, lact-, milk; see lacto-.]
lac·tate 2
(lăk′tāt′)n.
A salt or ester of lactic acid.
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lactate
(ˈlækteɪt)n
(Elements & Compounds) an ester or salt of lactic acid
[C18: from lacto- + -ate1]
lactate
(lækˈteɪt)vb
(Physiology) (intr) (of mammals) to produce or secrete milk
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lac•tate1
(ˈlæk teɪt)v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
to secrete milk.
[1885–90]
lac•tate2
(ˈlæk teɪt)n.
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
[1785–95]
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lactate
Past participle: lactated
Gerund: lactating
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| 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" 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" |
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Lactatlaktieren
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lactate
n lactato; vi producir y secretar lecheEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.