I. -āt, usu -ād.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: lact- + -ate
: a salt or ester of lactic acid
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare to suckle, secrete milk, from lact-, lac milk
: to secrete milk
I. -āt, usu -ād.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: lact- + -ate
: a salt or ester of lactic acid
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare to suckle, secrete milk, from lact-, lac milk
: to secrete milk
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012