lactic

CEFRB2

/ˈlæktɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to milk or an acid produced in muscles during hard exercise.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.

Examples

  • Are you taking lactic acid bacilli regularly?

  • lactic fermentation

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from milk.

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In context

  • 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, […]

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The fermentation process produces blank acid, which gives yogurt its sour taste.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.