lactic acid
lactic acid
Definition
lactic acid
noun
a yellowish or clear, syrupy organic acid, CHCHOHCOOH, produced by the fermentation of lactose when milk sours or from sucrose and some other carbohydrates by the action of certain microorganisms, and used in tanning leather, as a preservative, in the formation of plasticizers, etc.
lactic acid
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- muscle: Hydrotherapy increases the blood flow to carry away lactic acid from the muscles, helping to repair and rejuvenate them.
Converse of object
- produce: There is a point at which the working muscles are producing lactic acid at a faster rate than the body can remove it.
Browse dictionary entries near lactic acid
- lactic
- lactescent
- lacteal
- lactation
- lactate
- lactase
- lactary
- lactam
- lact-
- lacrosse
- lactiferous
- lacto-
- lactobacillus
- lactoflavin
- lactogenic
- lactometer
- lactone
- lactoprotein
- lactose
- lacuna
