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lac·tic
(lăk′tĭk)adj.
Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
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lactic
(ˈlæktɪk)adj
relating to or derived from milk
[C18: from Latin lact-, lac milk]
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lac•tic
(ˈlæk tɪk)adj.
of, pertaining to, or obtained from milk.
[1780–90; < Latin lact-, s. of lac milk + -ic]
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| Adj. | 1. | lactic - of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lactic
[ˈlæktɪk] adj → lattico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lactic
adj láctico; — acid ácido láctico; — dehydrogenase deshidrogenasa lácticaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.