lactate
English Thesaurus
1. a salt or ester of lactic acid (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | ester, |
| definition | : | formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | salt, |
| definition | : | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance) |
2. give suck to (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | feed, give, |
| definition | : | give food to (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | suck, |
| definition | : | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption) |
| antonym | : | bottlefeed, |
| definition | : | feed (infants) with a bottle (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | lactation, suckling, |
| definition | : | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sucker, |
| definition | : | an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | nanny, nurse, nursemaid, |
| definition | : | a woman who is the custodian of children (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the period following birth during which milk is secreted (noun.time) |
| antonym | : | bottlefeed, |
| definition | : | feed (infants) with a bottle (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | lactation, suckling, |
| definition | : | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sucker, |
| definition | : | an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | nanny, nurse, nursemaid, |
| definition | : | a woman who is the custodian of children (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the period following birth during which milk is secreted (noun.time) |
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