lactate

Example Sentences

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Muscles release lactate, often called lactic acid, during exercise, especially if it’s strenuous.

From Washington Post

And how is it that we’ve been lactating for as long as we’ve been on the planet and we still don’t know this stuff?

From Seattle Times

Wildlife rescue experts were called to the scene and confirmed that the fox was a female, possibly lactating at the time of discovery.

From BBC

So when the lactating mother is not asking for her rights because she assumes she has none, what often happens is that she ends up resigning her job.

From Salon

In 2018, he famously declared that “an almond doesn’t lactate” — comments that suggested the agency might seek a ban on the word “milk” for nondairy beverages.

From New York Times