lactic

[ lak-tik ]

/ ˈlæk tɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or obtained from milk.

Words nearby lactic

lactation tetany, lacteal, lacteous, lactescent, lacti-, lactic, lactic acid, lacticacidemia, lactiferous, lactiferous duct, lactiferous sinus

Origin of lactic

First recorded in 1780–90; lact- + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM lactic

non·lac·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for lactic

Cheese makers also often add cultures or lactic acid to their milk to keep it from spoiling during fermentation.
Why We Love Stinky Cheese|Stacey Slate|January 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The peculiar change by which saccharine matter is converted into lactic acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Lactic acid was recommended by Cantani on theoretical grounds as a substitute for sugar.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
No lactic starter is added and no ripening period is given to the milk.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

His lips quivered as if in uncertainty as to whether he was to be left out of this lactic deal, and his eyes grew reproachful.
Rose of Old Harpeth|Maria Thompson Daviess
Lactic acid, or some similar acid, is poured out in excess by the glands of the stomach.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland

British Dictionary definitions for lactic

lactic

/ (ˈlæktɪk) /

adjective

relating to or derived from milk

Word Origin for lactic

C18: from Latin lact-, lac milk

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Medical definitions for lactic

lactic

[ lăk′tĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or derived from milk.