Lactate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a salt or ester of lactic acid

give suck to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈækteɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈakteɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈakteɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈækteɪt/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nurse wet-nurse suckle suck breastfeed give suck

Antonyms

bottlefeed

Parts of Speech

noun	a salt or ester of lactic acid
verb	give suck to “The wetnurse suckled the infant”

Word Forms

suck	noun	the act of sucking
sucker	noun	an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
nurse	noun	a woman who is the custodian of children
nursing	noun	nourishing at the breast
nursery	noun	a child's room for a baby
lactation	noun	the period following birth during which milk is secreted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Laktat

ein Salz oder Ester der Milchsäure

🇪🇸Spanish

lactato

una sal o éster de ácido láctico

🇮🇹Italian

lattato

un sale o estere dell'acido lattico

🇳🇱Dutch

lactaat

een zout of ester van melkzuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

lactato

um sal ou éster de ácido láctico

🇷🇺Russian

лактат

соль или эфир молочной кислоты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लैक्टेट

लैक्टिक एसिड का नमक या एस्टर

🇧🇩Bengali

ল্যাকটেট

ল্যাকটিক অ্যাসিডের একটি লবণ বা এস্টার

🇮🇳Tamil

லாக்டேட்

லாக்டிக் அமிலத்தின் உப்பு அல்லது எஸ்டர்

🇮🇳Telugu

లాక్టేట్

లాక్టిక్ ఆమ్లం యొక్క ఉప్పు లేదా ఈస్టర్

🇮🇳Marathi

दुग्धशर्करा

लॅक्टिक ऍसिडचे मीठ किंवा एस्टर

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેક્ટેટ

લેક્ટિક એસિડનું મીઠું અથવા એસ્ટર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೇಟ್

ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ಟಿಕ್ ಆಮ್ಲದ ಉಪ್ಪು ಅಥವಾ ಎಸ್ಟರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാക്റ്റേറ്റ്

ലാക്റ്റിക് ആസിഡിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഈസ്റ്റർ

🇵🇰Urdu

لییکٹیٹ

لیکٹک ایسڈ کا ایک نمک یا ایسٹر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乳酸

乳酸的盐或酯

🇯🇵Japanese

乳酸塩

乳酸の塩またはエステル

🇰🇷Korean

젖산염

젖산의 염 또는 에스테르

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lactat

muối hoặc este của axit lactic

🇹🇭Thai

แลคเตท

เกลือหรือเอสเทอร์ของกรดแลคติค

🇮🇩Indonesian

laktat

garam atau ester asam laktat

🇲🇾Malay

laktat

garam atau ester asid laktik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللاكتات

ملح أو استر حمض اللبنيك

🇮🇷Persian

لاکتات

نمک یا استر اسید لاکتیک

🇹🇷Turkish

laktat

laktik asit tuzu veya esteri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקטט

מלח או אסטר של חומצת חלב

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