LACTIC ACID


Meaning of LACTIC ACID in English

Function: noun

Date: 1790

: a hygroscopic organic acid C 3 H 6 O 3 present normally especially in muscle tissue as a product of anaerobic glycolysis, produced in carbohydrate matter usually by bacterial fermentation, and used especially in food and medicine and in industry

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