lactate
/lækˈteɪt/US/ˈlæk.teɪt/
lactate verb: to secrete or produce milk. Also the ellipsis of lactate ion.
Verb
lactate (third-person singular simple present lactates, present participle lactating, simple past and past participle lactated)
Noun
lactate (plural lactates)
- Any salt or ester of lactic acid.
Also used as
lactate is also the ellipsis of lactate ion.
lactate meaning in Indonesian
lactate in Indonesian
- any salt or ester of lactic acid
- laktat
Forms of lactate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | lactates |
| present participle | lactating |
| past participle | lactated |
| past | lactated |
| Noun | |
| plural | lactates |
Origin of lactate
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”).
From lactic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Words formed from lactate
Words that rhyme with lactate
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about lactate
- What does lactate mean?
- Lactate means to secrete or produce milk.
- What is lactate in Indonesian?
- Lactate in Indonesian is laktat. See Lactate meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is lactate?
- Lactate can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce lactate?
- Lactate is pronounced /lækˈteɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of lactate?
- The past tense of lactate is lactated.
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