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lactate
CIDE DICTIONARY
lactate, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.].
A salt of lactic acid. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lactate, v.intr. (of mammals) secrete milk.
lactate, n. Chem. any salt or ester of lactic acid.
THESAURUS
lactate
aliment, breast-feed, dry-nurse, excrete, fatten, fatten up, force-feed, foster, give out, nourish, nurse, nurture, nutrify, produce, secern, secrete, stuff, suckle, tear, water, weep, wet-nurseFor further exploring for "lactate" in Webster Dictionary Online