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Chelsey Stone, Outside, 26 Dec. 2025
Calcium lactate crystals are most common in Cheddar and Colby cheeses, and may cause a slightly chalky or gritty mouthfeel.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Researchers used healthy animals that were not pregnant or lactating for tagging.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
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Noun
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
Calcium lactate crystals are most common in Cheddar and Colby cheeses, and may cause a slightly chalky or gritty mouthfeel.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
This deliberately obscures the possibility that some victims were lactating female bears — and for every dead mother, there was probably at least one cub in danger of dying from starvation.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Researchers used healthy animals that were not pregnant or lactating for tagging.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Lactate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lactate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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