verb
- produces milk, especially in mammals after giving birth
Usage: biology
noun
- salts or esters of lactic acid
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The cow lactates for several months after calving.
- New mothers typically begin to lactate within days of delivery.
- Mammals lactate to provide nutrition for their offspring.
- The laboratory tested various lactates in the solution.
- Calcium lactate is commonly used as a dietary supplement.
- The researcher studied how different lactates affect muscle recovery.