לדלג לתוכן הראשי

noun

lactate

a salt or ester of lactic acid

In a sentence

Six example sentences with lactate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Coaches draw blood after each interval and use the lactate reading to set the pace for the next block.

    Fitness

  • A high lactate level in the blood tells the emergency team that tissue somewhere is not getting enough oxygen.

    Medicine

  • The fermentation tank fills with calcium lactate once the bacteria have finished converting the sugar in the mash.

    Science

  • Modernist cooks dissolve calcium lactate in a fruit puree so it forms a skin when dropped into an alginate bath.

    Cooking

  • The team's trainer measures lactate after a full court scrimmage to see which players are fading before the fourth quarter.

    Basketball

  • A new patch worn on the arm estimates lactate from sweat, sending readings to a phone every thirty seconds.

    Technology

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