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lactate

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Scrabble points
9
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11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈlæk.teɪt/(UK)
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/ˈlæk.teɪt/(UK) · /lækˈteɪt/(UK) · /ˈlæk.teɪt/(US)

Definition of lactate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To secrete or produce milk.
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To secrete or produce milk.

noun

  1. Any salt or ester of lactic acid.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of lactate ion.

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Etymology

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”).

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