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lactase
English
Etymology
lacto- +? -ase
Noun
lactase (countable and uncountable, plural lactases)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A ?-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.
Synonyms
- (?-galactosidase enzyme): lactase-phlorizin hydrolase
Translations
Anagrams
- acetals, at scale
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?k?ta?.z?/
- Hyphenation: lac?ta?se
- Rhymes: -a?z?
Noun
lactase f (plural lactases)
- lactase
Portuguese
Noun
lactase f (plural lactases)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) lactase (a ?-galactosidase enzyme)
Spanish
Verb
lactase
- First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of lactar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) imperfect subjunctive form of lactar.
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lactate
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, noun) IPA(key): /?læk.te?t/
- (UK, verb) IPA(key): /læk?te?t/
- (US, noun, verb) IPA(key): /?læk.te?t/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin lact?tus, perfect passive participle of lact? (“contain milk, give suck”), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek ???? (gála, “milk”).
Verb
lactate (third-person singular simple present lactates, present participle lactating, simple past and past participle lactated)
- (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk
Derived terms
- lactation
Related terms
- lactic
- lactose
Etymology 2
lactic (“lactic acid”) +? -ate
Noun
lactate (plural lactates)
- (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
- Ellipsis of lactate ion
Related terms
- lactic
- lactose
Translations
Further reading
- lactate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- lactate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- lactate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Verb
lact?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of lact?
lactate From the web:
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- what's lactate in blood test
- what's lactate mean
- what lactate paradox
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