Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a salt of lactic acid, or the acid of sour milk. The lactates are soluble in water, and many of them are uncrystallizable.
- To secrete milk.
- To give suck or perform the function of lactation.
- To convert into milk; cause to resemble milk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of lactic acid.
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- verb intransitive To
secrete orproduce milk - noun chemistry Any
salt orester oflactic acid
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- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
Etymologies
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Examples
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The biomarker, a tumor-derived enzyme known as lactate dehydrogenase
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Not lactate, which is an entirely different chemical that bothers no one with lactose intolerance.
Archive 2007-03-01 Steve Carper 2007
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These workouts, sometimes called lactate threshold runs, raise your anaerobic threshold, the point at which leg-tiring lactic acid will build up in the muscle.
Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009
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Not lactate, which is an entirely different chemical that bothers no one with lactose intolerance.
My Wall Gets Dented Yet Again Steve Carper 2007
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COOPER: An unusual protest in New York this week caught our attention, organized by women who've adopted an interesting name for themselves, a name they take from the verb to lactate, which is what females of the species naturally do after they've given birth.
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Elevated levels of an enzyme called lactate dehydrogenase LDH also may be a clue to the presence of liver disease, especially if your alkaline phosphatase level is elevated too.
DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001
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Benito Lopez and colleagues are investigating whether it is possible to apply the same approach to lactate, which is also present in sweat.
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Benito Lopez and colleagues are investigating whether it is possible to apply the same approach to lactate, which is also present in sweat.
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One involves the uptake of sugars that are broken down in the cytoplasm into a molecule called lactate by a process called glycolysis, which quickly yields a small amount of ATP, the enzyme that provides cellular energy.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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The researchers are investigating whether it is possible to apply the same approach to lactate, which is also present in sweat.
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Lactate is the chemical your body produces when your cells break down carbohydrates for energy.
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