Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lactic-acid radical: as, lactyl chlorid, CH3.CHCl.CO.Cl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An organic residue or radical (CH3.CHOH.CO-) derived from lactic acid.
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- noun organic chemistry, archaic An
organic residue orradical derived fromlactic acid .
Etymologies
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lactic + -yl
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Examples
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I, has the adduct of methylglyoxal with glutathione as its substrate and D-lactyl
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