Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lacty-late
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.

Example Sentences

"So I believe there is still an argument to be made for sodium stearoyl lactylate, dicalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate and ammonium chloride — and not just for cleaning the bathroom."

Etymology

From lactylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

lactylates (plural)

Questions

What does lactylate mean?: Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.
Where does lactylate come from?: From lactylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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