lactate
See also: Lactate
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, noun) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.teɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (UK, verb) IPA(key): /lækˈteɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪt
- (US, noun, verb) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.teɪt/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“contain milk, give suck”), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Verb
lactate (third-person singular simple present lactates, present participle lactating, simple past and past participle lactated)
- (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk
Derived terms
- lactation
Related terms
- lactic
- lactose
Etymology 2
Lactate ion
lactic (“lactic acid”) + -ate
Noun
lactate (plural lactates)
- (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
- Ellipsis of lactate ion.
Related terms
- lactic
- lactose
Translations
any salt or ester of lactic acid
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Further reading
- lactate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- lactate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- lactate at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From lact- + -ate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lak.tat/
Noun
lactate m (plural lactates)
- lactate
Further reading
- “lactate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
lactāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of lactō