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lactate

noun verb

a salt or ester of lactic acid

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Word length
7
Starts with
L
Ends with
E
Contains
AC
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a salt or ester of lactic acid

verb

  1. give suck to

    “The wetnurse suckled the infant”

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The wetnurse suckled the infant
You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

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