Dictionary

lactic acid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæktɪk ˈæsɪd/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (CH₃CHOHCO₂H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.
   • It was [Roger] Federer's ability to pull him around the court that put the lactic acid and debilitating weight in those legs and he should not have been allowed the luxury of his trainer's help. 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2016:

Forms

Deriveds

polylactic acid · acetolactic acid

Relateds

lactate

Synonyms

lactonic acid · milk acid · 2-hydroxypropanoic acid · E270 when used as a preservative

Translations (55)

nb mjølkesyre (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ru моло́чная кислота́ (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · it acido lattico (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · cmn 乳酸 (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · fi maitohappo (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · nl melkzuur (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · bg млечна киселина (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · eo lakta acido (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ast ácidu láctico (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · la acidum lacticum (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · hy կաթնաթթու (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · pt ácido lático (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · cy asid llaeth (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · hu tejsav (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · th กรดน้ำนม (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · da mælkesyre (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · lt pieno rūgštis (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · fo mjólkarsýra (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · mk млечна киселина (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · eo laktacido (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · eo laktata acido (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · sh mliječna kiselina (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · uz sut kislota (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ms asid laktik (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · lb Mëllechsaier (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · nb melkesyre (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · mi waikawa waiū (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · th กรดแล็กติก (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · cy asid lactig (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · sl mlečna kislina (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ga aigéad lachtach (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · be малочная кіслата (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · kk сүт қышқылы (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ca àcid làctic (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · fr acide lactique (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ka რძემჟავა (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ja 乳酸 (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · eu azido laktiko (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · sv mjölksyra (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · es ácido láctico (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · et piimhape (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · uk моло́чна кислота́ (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · id asam laktat (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · tr laktik asit (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · fa اسید لاکتیک (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · is mjólkursýra (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · ko 락트산 (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · nn mjølkesyre (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · cs kyselina mléčná (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · el γαλακτικό οξύ (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · lv pienskābe (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · gl ácido láctico (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · sk kyselina mliečna (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · de Milchsäure (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) · pl kwas mlekowy (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H))