lactate

Pronunciation: /lækˈteɪt/

The English word “lactate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To secrete or produce milk.

noun

Any salt or ester of lactic acid.

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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