lactate
Plural: lactates
Noun
- a salt or ester of lactic acid
- Any salt or ester of lactic acid.
- Ellipsis of lactate ion.
Verb
Verb Forms: lactated, lactating, lactates
- To secrete milk or produce lactic acid.
- give suck to
- To secrete or produce milk.
Examples
- A player might LACTATE with frustration when an opponent blocks their triple word score.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“to suckle, give suck, contain milk”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Synonyms
breastfeed, give suck, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
lactate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlactate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lactate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary