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noun
Any salt or ester of lactic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Ellipsis of lactate ion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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verb
To secrete or produce milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
a salt or ester of lactic acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ester, salt
verb
give suck to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, give suck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feed, give
History
From lactic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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”).
Across languages
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