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Noun
Certain forms, such as magnesium aspartate, citrate, lactate, and chloride, are also better absorbed by the body.—Ashley Wong, Health, 27 May 2025 This includes magnesium aspartate, citrate, lactate, and chloride.—Patricia Mikula, Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Advertisement In both states, there are exemptions for lactating dairy cattle destined for slaughter.—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024 Bear advocates insist hunters killed lactating female bears and bears qualified as cubs.—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lactate
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Etymology
Verb
Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac
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