lactate
lactate
Definition
lac·tate (-tāt′)
intransitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing
to secrete milk
Etymology: < L lactatus, pp. of lactare, secrete milk, suckle < lac: see lacto-
noun
- a salt of lactic acid containing the monovalent, negative radical CHO
- an uncharged ester of lactic acid
lactate
Usage Examples
Object
- sow: The auditor observed a lactating sow trapped on 17 May 2000.
- ewe: Information is also provided for feeding to pregnant and lactating ewes.
- cow: The Dairy Industry It would take 135 million lactating cows to replace the milk of the women of India alone.
- rat: The compound is excreted in the milk of the lactating rat.
- queen: These were mostly large kittens with very few pregnant or lactating queens.
Converse of object
- produce: Why did black athletes ' muscles produce less lactate?
- use: You see, muscle cells - especially ' slow-twitch ' muscle cells - actually use lactate as an important fuel.
- remove: The most effective method to remove lactate and metformin is haemodialysis.
Adjective modifier
- more: It has been found that fast twitch fibers generally produce more lactate than slow twitch.
Modifies a noun
- dehydrogenase: Click here for a diagram illustrating the doubly wound fold of the first domain of lactate dehydrogenase.
- threshold: Training at about lactate threshold or above added up to around 4.5 hours - about 25 % of the total training load.
- accumulation: Blood samples are taken, usually from the ear, for analysis of lactate accumulation.
- concentration: Interestingly, the second study did identify a significant lowering of blood lactate concentration during exercise at 85 % VO 2 max.
- tolerance: During a lactate tolerance session work relief was given, normally over set distances.
- ion: In fact, the lactate ion can be recycled in the energy production cycle and used positively to help produce energy.
Noun used with modifier
- calcium: They have assured me that the calcium lactate in this product is not from milk.
- serum: This technique was more strongly predictive of RT than was measurement of serum B-2 microglobulin or serum lactate dehydrogenase levels.
- blood: First, the test requires a high level of blood lactate which can be achieved by performing two 50m sprints.
- plasma: Plasma lactate measured at the time of admission has been shown to correlate with cyanide toxicity.
Browse dictionary entries near lactate
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- lacteal
- lactescent
- lactic
- lactic acid
- lactiferous
- lacto-
- lactobacillus
- lactoflavin
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