- lac·tic acid
- /ˈlæktık-/ noun [noncount]technical : a chemical produced by the body in your muscles during exercise
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sar|co|lac|tic acid — «SAHR koh LAK tihk», the dextrorotatory form of lactic acid found in the blood and muscles as a result of the metabolism of glucose: »Sarcolactic acid…has been called the “acid of fatigue”…because a greater amount of sarcolactic aid is present in … Useful english dictionary
sarcolactic acid — sar·co·lac·tic acid .sär kə .lak tik n the dextrorotatory L form of lactic acid occurring in muscle … Medical dictionary
lactic acid — lac|tic ac|id [ˌlæktık ˈæsıd] n [U] an acid produced by muscles after exercising and found in sour milk … Dictionary of contemporary English
lactic acid — lac|tic ac|id [ ,læktık æsıd ] noun uncount SCIENCE a substance formed in sour milk and produced in muscles after physical exercise … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lactic acid — lac′tic ac′id n. biochem. a syrupy liquid, C3H6O3, produced by anaerobic metabolism, as in the fermentation of milk or carbohydrates • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
ethylidene lactic acid — Lactic Lac tic, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. [1913 Webster] {Lactic acid}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lactic acid — Lactic Lac tic, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. [1913 Webster] {Lactic acid}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ordinary lactic acid — Lactic Lac tic, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. [1913 Webster] {Lactic acid}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paralactic acid — Lactic Lac tic, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. [1913 Webster] {Lactic acid}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sarcolactic acid — Lactic Lac tic, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. [1913 Webster] {Lactic acid}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
