Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lactate \Lac"tate\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.]
   (Chem.)
   A salt of lactic acid.

Source : WordNet®

lactate
     v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
         nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed},
          {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {give
         suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]