Meaning & use
lactate
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To produce milk from the mammary glands, as female mammals do after giving birth.
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New mothers may take time to establish a steady rhythm as they begin to lactate.
Cows are bred to lactate heavily for dairy production.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'lactate' also names a salt or ester of lactic acid, an unrelated chemistry term that appears in contexts like exercise physiology (blood lactate levels).
Another way to use it
2. noun
A salt or ester of lactic acid, produced in muscles during intense exercise.
Blood lactate levels rise sharply during high-intensity sprinting.
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