different between lactic vs lactate

English

Etymology

From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lækt?k/

• Rhymes: -ækt?k

Adjective

lactic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from milk
2. (biochemistry, of fermentation) That produces lactic acid

Derived terms

• heterolactic
• lactic acid

Related terms

• lactate
• lactation

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French lactique

Adjective

lactic m or n (feminine singular lactic?, masculine plural lactici, feminine and neuter plural lactice)

1. lactic

Declension

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)

1. (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk

Derived terms

• lactation

Related terms

• lactic
• lactose

Etymology 2

lactic (“lactic acid”) +? -ate

Noun

lactate (plural lactates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid
2. 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

1. second-person plural present active imperative of lact?