lactate meaning: definition, etymology

lactate

verb

UK /lækˈteɪt/ · US /ˈlæk.teɪt/

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”).

To secrete or produce milk.

Derived terms: lactator, nonlactating, postlactating, relactate

lactate

noun

UK /ˈlæk.teɪt/

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

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any salt or ester of lactic acid.

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of lactate ion.

Derived terms: calcium lactate, dilactate, ethacridine lactate, homolactate, lactate dehydrogenase, lactatemia, magnesium lactate, phospholactate, potassium lactate, Ringer's lactate, Ringer's lactate solution, sodium lactate
Related terms: lactation, lactic, lactose

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