lactic
See also: làctic
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lactic (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
- (biochemistry) Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.
- lactic fermentation
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
- 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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Translations edit
of, relating to, or derived from milk
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French lactique.
Adjective edit
lactic m or n (feminine singular lactică, masculine plural lactici, feminine and neuter plural lactice)
Declension edit
Declension of lactic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | lactic | lactică | lactici | lactice | ||
definite | lacticul | lactica | lacticii | lacticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | lactic | lactice | lactici | lactice | ||
definite | lacticului | lacticei | lacticilor | lacticelor |