lactate(n = noun.substance) - a salt or ester of lactic acid;
is a kind of ester, salt

   lactate(v = verb.consumption) breastfeed, give suck, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
is one way to feed, give
Derived forms noun lactation₃, noun lactation₂, noun lactation₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody

   A salt of lactic acid. [1913 Webster]

lactate, v.intr. (of mammals) secrete milk.

lactate, n. Chem. any salt or ester of lactic acid.

calcium lactate