Difference between Lactate and Lactose

What is the difference between Lactate and Lactose?

Lactate as a noun is any salt or ester of lactic acid while Lactose as a noun is the disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, c12h22o11, (a product of glucose and galactose) used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

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