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lactic

adj
/ˈlæktɪk/

Etymology

From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.

  1. derived from lactis

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from milk.

  2. Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.

    • lactic fermentation
    • In the morning the blood was crowded with commuters, the glucose peons, lactic and ureic sanitation workers, hemoglobinous deliverymen carrying loads of freshly brewed oxygen in their dented vans, […]

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Derived

acetolactic, alactic, heterolactic, homolactic, lactic acid, lactic acidosis, lacticaemia, lactimide, lactyl, lactylate, lactylic, paralactic acid, polylactic, sarcolactic acid

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for lactic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA