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Lactate vs Mank - What's the difference?

lactate | mank |

As verbs the difference between lactate and mank

is that lactate is to secrete or produce milk while mank is (obsolete) to mutilate.

As nouns the difference between lactate and mank

is that lactate is (chemistry) any salt or ester of lactic acid while mank is something that is disgusting or manky.

As an adjective mank is

disgusting, repulsive.

lactate

English

Verb

(lactat)
  • To secrete or produce milk

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid

    • Derived terms

    * lactation

    Related terms

    * lactic

    External links

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    mank

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) manken, from (etyl) mancian, .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To mutilate.
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Via , from (etyl) . See above.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Disgusting, repulsive.
    • When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank .
    Synonyms
    * manky slang * ming slang * minging slang

    Noun

    (-)
  • Something that is disgusting or manky.
    • The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.
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