How to Use lactate in a Sentence

lactate

1 of 2 noun
Definition of lactatenext
  • The main clue to what lets melanoma cells metastasize was that those that do chow down on lactate in the bloodstream.
    — Sharon Begley, STAT, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The lactation rooms are now lactate-while-you-work rooms.
    — Harris Mayersohn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Researchers already knew most of the break-down of lactate happens in the liver.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2019
  • To get the best picture of how hard a workout is, the professionals analyze the amount of lactate in the blood.
    — Kathryn Free, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2014
  • The tubes are coated with enzymes that process natural fuels, such as lactate in sweat or glucose in the blood.
    — Charles Q. Choi, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2018
  • But during and after the six minutes of hard, fast pedaling, lactate soared and so did BDNF.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • For instance, both lactate and glucose break down to peroxide.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 4 Feb. 2020
  • To help get rid of flakes, look for a lotion with ammonium lactate or alpha-hydroxy acid.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
  • Magnesium lactate is lactose-free, contrary to popular thought, and is known to be gentle on the stomach.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Verywell Health, 15 May 2023
  • For marathoners, running your rest periods at marathon pace or slightly slower can teach your body how to burn fat and clear lactate while running at goal pace.
    — Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Berggren and Strakosas plan to fine-tune their recipe so that the gel solidifies only in areas of the brain where there’s lots of lactate available—that is, areas that are extremely active.
    — WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Resistance and interval training can improve the lactate threshold, or the point at which muscles begin to fatigue and fail.
    — National Geographic, 4 May 2017
  • It was formerly believed that this spike in blood lactate hastened muscle fatigue.
    — Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The overwhelming amount of lactate that builds up in the muscles feels awful—but that’s exactly what Shiffrin experiences at the bottom of a long World Cup run, explains Lackie.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2021
  • These bacteria use lactate and break it down into propionate.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 24 June 2019
  • To precisely map how glucose and lactate move around in the eye, Hurley and colleagues grew human RPE in a lab dish and studied its biochemistry along with that of isolated mouse retinas.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The study shows that lactate is not only present, but also necessary, for every step in cancer’s development.
    — Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2017
  • The physiology is complex, but in a nutshell, what’s going on is that lactate is produced in the first, high-energy step of burning glucose—a process that does not require oxygen.
    — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Similarly, the average heart rate and final lactate levels were essentially the same in both rides.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Their father, who is their coach, has tightly controlled all interval sessions with measures of heart rate and blood lactate concentration.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Milner won the feared lactate test on Liverpool’s first day of pre-season at Melwood earlier in July, cementing his position as one of the Reds' fittest players.
    — SI.com, 22 July 2019
  • Also contained within the pellets are the bacteria's food source: calcium lactate.
    — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2018
  • No difference in heart rate, lactate, or perceived exertion.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Endurance athletes know that hard exercise triggers a rise in lactate in their muscles, but that’s just one example among many: by one count, at least 196 metabolites rise or fall after a workout.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2023
  • These exfoliating discs are drenched in phytic acid, salicylic acid, and sodium lactate—three powerful ingredients that help to buff away dead skin cells and prepare your skin for the rest of your regimen.
    — Lauren Joseph, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • The latest research even suggests that lactate — a metabolic byproduct of exercise — has positive effects on mental health.
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The device has a sensor printed onto it that detects lactate, a chemical present in sweat that rises during strenuous training regimens.
    — Kathryn Free, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2014
  • Human sweat contains many different metabolites, including lactate, amino acids and fats, as well as sodium.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 26 July 2017
  • The gel combines sodium lactate (a lactic acid derivative) with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, to provide exfoliation with a ton of hydration.
    — Hallie Gould, The Seattle Times, 26 July 2018
  • On top of that, most studies used magnesium lactate or magnesium oxide supplements, which may also minimize symptoms of anxiety, according to the 2017 review.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
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lactate

2 of 2 verb
  • But there too, her unborn child is echoed in the face of a young girl in a store, and her body, unconscious of her loss, starts to lactate.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • For women who are lactating, the RDA is 9 milligrams per day.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The sight of Holly in the church causes June to spontaneously lactate.
    — Rena Gross, Billboard, 4 July 2018
  • Hormones undergo great shifts, as well, to prepare the body for birth and the ability to lactate.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
  • At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, French lactating parents will—finally—get just that.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The mothers were also able to lactate, a process controlled by progesterone emitted by glands in the ovaries.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2017
  • Males have a venomous spur on their hind legs, and females lactate by sweating on their tummies.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Many women lactate naturally around the time a baby is born, but this is not always the case.
    — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Others simply do not lactate — as in the case of foster or adoptive parents.
    — New York Times, 20 May 2022
  • But sRPE is proven to have a high correlation with heart rate and lactate production.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Poole believes the female under which the infant hid, which had swollen breasts from lactating, was its mother.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 2 May 2017
  • Corn is a desirable crop to feed lactating cows and growing beef cattle.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 18 June 2019
  • Designed for pregnant and lactating women, this supplement is high in folic acid, iron, and zinc.
    — Korin Miller, Allure, 3 May 2018
  • Mothers would stop lactating and start ovulating again, giving the marauding male a chance to spread his genes.
    — Blake Edgar, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
  • Ease of Use The primary purpose of a nursing tank is to make feeding easier for you, as the lactating parent.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023
  • While not the same as the workplace, not having space for lactating people in sports is also an equity issue.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Controversy erupted over the fact that among the dead were 36 lactating females.
    — Craig Pittman, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • According to the Standard-Times, Eve was lactating when she was hit by a car, but volunteers were unable to find her puppies.
    — Sarah Mearhoff, Teen Vogue, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Hicks was lactating, and her doctor told her that her bulletproof vest was too tight and risked causing a breast infection.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2018
  • The most direct way that BFR may be able to benefit runners is by boosting the body’s ability to clear lactate and enhance strength endurance.
    — Outside Online, 13 May 2021
  • Moving from breast milk to blood serum would allow people of any age and reproductive status to be screened for the disease, rather than just those who are lactating.
    — Danielle Whitham, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Mothers who are too malnourished to lactate have no formula to feed their babies.
    — Hamna Zubair, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2022
  • These cockroaches possess protein-rich crystals that lactate to feed their young.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 May 2018
  • Almonds surely don’t lactate—but keeping various milk products straight may not be a breeze.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2018
  • A lack of food sources available to lactating mothers close to Channel Islands sea lion breeding grounds led to mass strandings starting in 2013.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 10 Apr. 2017
  • The mouse mothers also lactated normally, a sign that the follicles in their ovaries were producing the correct amount of hormones.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 17 May 2017
  • The mouse mothers also lactated normally, a sign that the follicles in their ovaries were producing the correct amount of hormones.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 18 May 2017
  • Patches can be designed, Rogers says, to measure many other things, ranging from electrolyte loss to the amount of glucose, lactate, proteins, or cortisol in your sweat.
    — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Fish and Wildlife says that almost 500 applications were made for permits, but just two were granted and only one ended in a dead wolf, a lactating female.
    — Robbie George, National Geographic, 29 June 2018
  • California bans the feeding of poultry litter to lactating dairy cows.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024

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