LACTATE


Meaning of LACTATE in English

/ lækˈteɪt; NAmE / verb

[ v ] ( technical ) ( of a woman or female animal ) to produce milk from the breasts to feed a baby or young animal

►  lac·ta·tion / lækˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:

the period of lactation

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: back-formation from lactation , from Latin lactatio(n-) , from lactare suckle, from lac , lact- milk.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.