lactic acid
lactic acid · lactic acids
молочна кислота
молочная кислота
Milchsäure
2-Hydroxypropanoic acid, a syrupy liquid, soluble in water2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (CH₃CHOHCO₂H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.
/ˈlæktɪk ˈæsɪd/
» Are you taking lactic acid bacilli regularly?
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (CH₃CHOHCO₂H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.
Milchsäure
моло́чная кислота́molóčnaja kislotá
моло́чна кислота́molóčna kyslotá
a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
Examples
1 sentencesAre you taking lactic acid bacilli regularly?
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H):
Русский
By meaning 1
2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H):
Forms
plural: lactic acids| Singular | lactic acid |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsmilk acidE270 when used as a preservativelactonic acid2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedlactate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable