Meaning of LACTATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'lakteyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" |
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| | Synonyms: | | breastfeed, give suck, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse |
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| | Antonyms: | | bottlefeed | | |
| | See Also: | | feed, give | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lac"tate\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.]
(Chem.)
A salt of lactic acid.
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| | Related Terms: | | aliment, breast-feed, dry-nurse, excrete, fatten, fatten up, force-feed, foster, give out, nourish, nurse, nurture, nutrify, produce, secern, secrete, stuff, suckle, tear, water, weep, wet-nurse |
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