Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to milk; procured from milk, or from something of a similar character.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, relating to, or derived from milk
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)
Etymologies
- From Latin lactis ("of milk"), genitive form of lac ("milk"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Virtanen established the indispensability of cozymase in lactic and propionic acid fermentations, as well as the phosphorylation of sugar (1924).”
“We know from previous research that the drugs used in the study can have dangerous side effects, including liver damage, kidney failure, and a potentially fatal problem called lactic acidosis.”
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“The most commonly used culture in rural cheese factories is known as lactic culture, since its principle function is to form lactic acid from the lactose of the milk.”
“Without the help of oxygen, glucose (a 6-carbon molecule) is broken down into lactic acid (3-carbon sugar), this is called lactic acid fermentation.”
“They also feed on glucose and produce an acid called lactic acid.”
“Metformin hydrochloride, one of the ingredients in JANUMET, can cause a rare but serious side effect called lactic acidosis (a build-up of lactic acid in the blood) that can cause death.”
“Feeling very weak or tired, unusual muscle pain, trouble breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, feeling cold (especially in the arms and legs), feeling dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or irregular heartbeat may be signs of a serious condition called lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid in the blood).”
“The added blood flow, they claim, helps expel waste such as lactic acid, that can build up in muscles, as well as bring oxygen and nutrients that can speed healing.”
“It was pointed out that the objective of using mixed cultures to degrade cellulose is to accelerate the production of other products such as lactic acid or butanol, not to increase sugar yields.”
“Ecolab said initial tests had shown the product was capable of providing "significantly greater reductions" in E. coli0157: H7 than chemical sanitising agents currently used for this purpose - such as lactic acid and chlorine.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lactic’.
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CULI - wine-tasting adjectives
In this area of expertise nouns are frequently used as adjectives (almond, bacon, cider, diesel, fennel, fresh-cut hay, wool) or new adjectives are formed (appley, berrylike, citrusy, full-bodied, ...
acetic, acidic, aged, angular, appley, astringent, attractive, austere, berrylike, big, bitter, brawny and 511 more...
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CHEM - acids
selenous, phthalic, propanoic, phosphorus, phosphoric, oxalic, nitrous, lactic, hypoiodous, malonic, hypobromous, hydrazoic and 19 more...
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Galactic Milk - words that lead the ...
conjectures on words related to the roots melg- and (ga)lakts-
galaxy, galena, milch, milk, lettuce, lactic, galenious, moojuice, galax, lactalbumin, emulsion, milch cow and 29 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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-ic ending
Words ending in ic, tic or nic.
clastic, elastic, caustic, spastic, frantic, lactic, moronic, ironic, panic, doric, diplomatic, bureaucratic and 202 more...
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lacto-, lact-
of or relating to milk, lactic acid, or lactose
lactovegetarian, lactobacillus, lactation, lactation consultant, lactic, lactose, lactophosphate, lactiflorous
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Acid Jazz
sulfuric, hydrochloric, citric, hydrofluoric, nitric, ascorbic, perchloric, hydroiodic, hydrobromic, formic, acetic, hydrocyanic and 55 more...
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