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Word entry · 7 letters

lactate

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"Produce milk"

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7 lettersPronunciation /lækˈteɪt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aacelttStarts with LEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To produce or secrete milk.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“to suckle, give suck, contain milk”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).

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