Definition of Lactate

1. Noun. A salt or ester of lactic acid.

Generic synonyms: Ester, Salt

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

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lactate

lactamic
lactamide
lactams
lactams
Lactarius
Lactarius delicioso
lactary
lactary
lactase
lactase
lactases
lactase deficiency
lactase deficiency
lactase restriction
lactate (current term)
lactate (current term)
lactate-2-sulfate sulfatase
lactated
lactated Ringer's injection
lactated Ringer's solution
lactates
lactates
lactate 2-mono-oxygenase
lactate dehydratase
lactate dehydrogenase
lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes
lactate dehydrogenase virus
lactate level
lactating
lactating adenoma

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