lactate

1 of 2

noun

lac·​tate ˈlak-ˌtāt How to pronounce lactate (audio)
: a salt or ester of lactic acid

lactate

2 of 2

verb

lactated; lactating

intransitive verb

: to secrete milk

Examples of lactate in a Sentence

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Noun
For serious training the features are unbeatable, as the fenix 8 can detect lactate threshold and even estimate VO2 Max, which usually requires an expensive treadmill test with specialized equipment. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 This boosts your aerobic metabolism, and helps explain why the blood tests also showed that resting lactate levels dropped by 15 percent after the breath-holds. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Pump for Nursing Mothers Act, part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), requires employers to provide reasonable break times and private, non-bathroom spaces for lactating employees to express milk. Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The daily adequate intake (AI) levels for choline in adults are 550 milligrams in males and people lactating, 425 mg in females, and 450 mg in pregnant people. Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lactate 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1794, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lactate was circa 1794

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Cite this Entry

“Lactate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lactate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

lactate

verb
lac·​tate
ˈlak-ˌtāt
lactated; lactating
: to give off milk
lactation
lak-ˈtā-shən
noun

Medical Definition

lactate

1 of 2 noun
lac·​tate ˈlak-ˌtāt How to pronounce lactate (audio)
: a salt or ester of lactic acid

lactate

2 of 2 intransitive verb
lactated; lactating
: to secrete milk

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