lactic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈlæktɪk/
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Etymology
From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
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(not-comparable) Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.
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, […]
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:lactic fermentation
Deriveds
lactic acid · alactic · lactylic · sarcolactic acid · polylactic · lacticaemia · lactyl · heterolactic · paralactic acid · lactylate · lactic acidosis · acetolactic · lactimide · homolactic
Relateds
Translations (29)
cy lactig (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · es láctico (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · sh млије̑чнӣ (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · sh mlȇčnī (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · fr lactique (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · ru моло́чный (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · pt láctico (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · ar حَلِيبِيّ (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · cs mléčný (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · ar لَبَنِيّ (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · gv bainnagh (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · de Milch- (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · fi maito- (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · sk mliečny (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · ro lactic (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · sh мле̑чнӣ (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · eo lakta (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · be мало́чны (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · he חֲלָבִי (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · ca lacti (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · pl mleczny (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · uk моло́чний (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · sl mlečen (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · es lácteo (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · sh mlijȇčnī (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · bg мле́чен (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · mk млечен (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · ca làctic (of, relating to, or derived from milk) · pt lático (of, relating to, or derived from milk)