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Noun
Calcium carbonate and calcium citrate are the most common, but calcium gluconate, calcium lactate, and calcium phosphate are also options.—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025 Peter: Those byproducts are: lactate, which is a molecule related to lactic acid.—Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
There are 150,000 pregnant and lactating women inside of Gaza who urgently need micro-nutrients as well to avoid those same consequences.—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025 The amount will also be different for people who are pregnant or lactating.—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lactate
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Etymology
Verb
Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac
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