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lactate

lac·tate

UK/ˈlæk.teɪt/ US/ˈlæk.teɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

give suck to

  • “The wetnurse suckled the infant”
  • “You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places”

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • calcium lactate
  • ethacridine lactate
  • lactate dehydrogenase
  • magnesium lactate
  • potassium lactate
  • Ringer's lactate
  • Ringer's lactate solution
  • sodium lactate

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