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lactating

lactating is the present participle and gerund of lactate.

Meaning of lactate

Verb

lactate (third-person singular simple present lactates, present participle lactating, simple past and past participle lactated)

  1. (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk.

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Words formed from lactating

Questions about lactating

What is lactating the present participle and gerund of?
Lactating is the present participle and gerund of lactate.

Words near lactating in the dictionary

  1. lactate dehydrogenase
  2. lactated
  3. lactatemia
  4. lactatemic
  5. lactates
  6. lactating
  7. lactation
  8. lactation station
  9. lactation stations
  10. lactational
  11. lactationally

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