lactic
lac·tic
adjective
1.
of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)
- “lactic acid”
- “lactic fermentation”
Origin
From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.
Phrases
- lactic acid
- lactic acidosis
- paralactic acid
- sarcolactic acid
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