ablactate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ablactātus, perfect passive participle of ablactō (“wean”), from ab + lactō (“suckle”), from lac (“milk”).
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edit- IPA(key): /ˌæblækˈteɪt/
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Verb
editablactate (third-person singular simple present ablactates, present participle ablactating, simple past and past participle ablactated)
- (rare) To wean.
- 2012, T. K. Lim, Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, volume 4:
- Clausenamide (p.o., consecutive days) increased the density of hippocampal synapses and the number of mossy nerve fibre buddings in ablactated mice and adult rats (Zhang et al. 2001).
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