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lactate

/ˈlæk.teɪt/

Translations

lactateverb

lactated

Past Simple

lactated

Past Participle

lactating

Gerund

/ˈlæk.teɪt/

lacterEmploi médical ou physiologique, rare.

After giving birth, the mother began to lactate to feed her newborn.

Après avoir accouché, la mère a commencé à lacter pour nourrir son nouveau-né.

lactaterEn physiologie et en sport, produire du lactate.

Muscle cells begin to lactate when oxygen supply is limited.

Les cellules musculaires commencent à lactater lorsque l'apport en oxygène est limité.

Synonyms

lactatenoun

lactates

lactateTerme de biochimie et de médecine.

The athlete's muscles produced lactate during intense exercise.

Les muscles de l'athlète ont produit du lactate pendant un exercice intense.

lactateadjective

Attributive use before another noun to denote relation to lactate (e.g., "lactate levels").

lactiqueEn contexte scientifique et médical.

The doctor ordered a lactate test to measure the patient's blood lactate levels.

Le médecin a prescrit un test lactique pour mesurer le taux de lactate dans le sang du patient.

lactateverb

To secrete milk from the mammary glands.

After giving birth, the mother began to lactate to feed her newborn.

To produce lactate (lactic acid) during anaerobic metabolism.

Muscle cells begin to lactate when oxygen supply is limited.

lactatenoun

A salt or ester of lactic acid.

The athlete's muscles produced lactate during intense exercise.

A compound produced during the breakdown of glucose in anaerobic metabolism.

High levels of lactate in the blood can indicate that the body is not getting enough oxygen.

lactateadjective

Relating to or containing lactate.

The doctor ordered a lactate test to measure the patient's blood lactate levels.