Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lactate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lactate \Lac"tate\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.]
(Chem.)
A salt of lactic acid.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lactate
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed},
{suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {give suck}]
[ant: {bottlefeed}]
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