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lactic
[ lak-tik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
lactic
/ ˈlæktɪk /
adjective
- relating to or derived from milk
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Other Words From
- non·lactic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lactic1
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Example Sentences
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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