lactic
Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
Other meanings
Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.
“lactic fermentation”
Related words
- acetolactic
- alactic
- homolactic
- lacticaemia
- lactimide
- lactyl
- paralactic acid
- polylactic
- sarcolactic acid
- heterolactic
- lactic acid
- lactic acidosis
Word history
From Latin "lactis" (of milk).
Where this comes from
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