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Noun
Critical biochemical variables such as amino acids, glucose, lactate and ammonia are often measured as snapshots of the process dynamics, outside the process environment, introducing delays that make real-time decision-making nearly impossible.—Hamid Noori, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Interestingly, riders notched similar lactate levels and heart rates at the end of both sessions despite the people who rode longer burning more energy.—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Verb
Pregnant or lactating people should limit caffeine to 200 mg daily.—Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 11 May 2026 Mama bear was down with pneumonia and was too malnourished to lactate.—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lactate
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Verb
Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac