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Definition of Lactate
1. Noun. A salt or ester of lactic acid.
2. Verb. Give suck to. "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Exact synonyms: Breastfeed, Give Suck, Nurse, Suck, Suckle, Wet-nurse
Related verbs: Suck
Generic synonyms: Feed, Give
Antonyms: Bottlefeed
Derivative terms: Lactation, Lactation, Lactation, Nurse, Nursery, Nursing, Suck, Sucker
Related verbs: Suck
Generic synonyms: Feed, Give
Antonyms: Bottlefeed
Derivative terms: Lactation, Lactation, Lactation, Nurse, Nursery, Nursing, Suck, Sucker
Definition of Lactate
1. n. A salt of lactic acid.
Definition of Lactate
1. to secrete milk [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Medical Definition of Lactate
1. Important as the terminal product of anaerobic glycolysis. Accumulation of lactate in tissues is responsible for the so called oxygen debt. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)