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lactic

[ lak-tik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or obtained from milk.


lactic

/ ˈlæktɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to or derived from milk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • non·lactic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lactic1

First recorded in 1780–90; lact- + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lactic1

C18: from Latin lact-, lac milk
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Example Sentences

The goal of sprint intervals is to flood the muscles with lactic acid and then let them recover.

The blue-blaze route is virtually all uphill—plan on 800 feet of elevation gain—but the summit’s Boise National Forest views are well worth the lactic-acid onslaught.

The expected final product of PLA’s breakdown was a small molecule called lactic acid.

It’s a common myth that it results from the build up of lactic acid.

It has 10 replaceable massage heads to work all the nooks and crannies, providing the most accurate muscle relief, blood circulation, and lactic acid removal.

It ends up having a slightly lactic, acidic flavor when it arrives.

Cheese makers also often add cultures or lactic acid to their milk to keep it from spoiling during fermentation.

The presence of phenol causes a deep amethyst-blue color, as in Uffelmann's test for lactic acid.

Its disadvantage is that it introduces, with the bread, a variable amount of lactic acid and numerous yeast-cells.

The presence of lactic acid is the most suggestive single symptom of gastric cancer.

These same lactic acid bacteria may be useful when they sour the milk for the cheese maker.

An uncrystallisable salt prepared by saturating ammonia, or its carbonate, with lactic acid.

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lacti-lactic acid