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Noun
The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026 Altitude Chambers As a result of physiological adaptations in response to decreased oxygen (known as hypoxia), altitude training can increase strength, VO2 max, power output, and lactate threshold.—Chelsey Stone, Outside, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
Cardozo added that all milking operations have ceased, and some beef and non-lactating dairy cattle are still grazing.—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026 Catenacci and Ostendorf noted that their participant pool did not include children, adolescents, older adults, pregnant or lactating women, or people with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer.—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lactate
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Verb
Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac