Lactic

Definition: Lactic

Lactic

Adjective

1. Of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation".

Date "lactic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1889. (references)

Etymology: Lactic \Lac"tic\, adjective. [Latin expression lac, lactis, milk: compare to the French expression lactique. See Lacteal, and compare to Galactic.]. (Websters 1913)

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Lactic

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
LA	English	Lactic Acid	Chemistry
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: Lactic

English words defined with "lactic": Butyric fermentation ♦ calcium lactate, Cerealin ♦ family Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae ♦ glycolysis ♦ hydroxy acid ♦ Lactamic, Lactamide, lactic acid, Lactic ferment, Lactimide, Lactobacillaceae, lactobacillus, Lactobacteriaceae, Lactone, Lacturamic, Lactyl ♦ Paralactic ♦ Sarcolactic ♦ Zymic. (references)

Specialty definitions using "lactic": Acidosis, Lactic ♦ Fructose-1,6-Diphosphatase Deficiency ♦ Glycogen Storage Disease Type I ♦ Lactates, lactic acid fermentation, lactic acidosis, lactic dehydrogenase, Lactic Dehydrogenase Virus, lactic fermentation, Leuconostoc ♦ malo-lactic fermentation, Muscle Fatigue ♦ OLIVE BRINE TESTER ♦ Pyruvate Carboxylase ♦ Sodium Lactate, sour-sweet, storage brine worker, storage laborer, sweet-sour ♦ Tumor Lysis Syndrome. (references)

Etymologies containing "lactic": galactic ♦ Paralactic ♦ Sarcolactic. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Lactic" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Romanian (lactic).

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Commercial Usage: Lactic

Domain	Title
References	The World Market for Lactic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Citric Acid, and Their Salts and Esters: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A History of Lactic Acid Making: A Chapter in the History of Biotechnology (Chemists and Chemistry, Vol 11) (reference) Lactic Acid Bacteria (reference) Lactic Acid Metabolism (reference) Lactic acid; properties and chemistry of lactic acid and derivates (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Lactic

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Lactic acidosis may lead to impairment of respiratory and kidney function. (references)
		Oral sodium bicarbonate or sodium citrate may also be prescribed for management of lactic acidosis. (references)
		As the disorder progresses, symptoms may also include generalized weakness, lack of muscle tone, and episodes of lactic acidosis. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Lactic

"Lactic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lactic" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	37	56,631

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Lactic

Expressions using "lactic": ethylidene lactic acid ♦ lactic acid ♦ lactic acid fermentation ♦ lactic acidosis ♦ lactic dehydrogenase ♦ Lactic Dehydrogenase Virus ♦ Lactic ferment ♦ Lactic fermentation ♦ ordinary lactic acid. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "lactic": L-lactic, malo-lactic.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lactic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
lactic acid	267
lactic acidosis	158
lactic acid bacterium	19
lactic acid buildup	13
dehydrogenase lactic	11
lactic acid build up	10
lactic acid muscle	9
acid fermentation lactic	9
lactic acid peel	9
lactic acid yeast	8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lactic

Language		Translations for "lactic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		laktik, acid laktik. (various references)

Arabic		‏لبني اللون, ‏لبني (lacteal, milky). (various references)

Bulgarian		млечен (lacteal, lacteous, lactescent, milk, milky). (various references)

Chinese		乳汁 (LaTeX). (various references)

Czech		mléèný (frosted, galactic, lactescent, milky). (various references)

Danish		eddikesyre-,mælkesyre-,citronsyre-og vinsyreestere af E471 (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471), E472 (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471). (various references)

Dutch		mono-en diglyceriden (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471), mono-en diësters van glycerol met in spijsvetten voorkomende vetzuren,veresterd met azijnzuur,melkzuur,citroenzuur,wijnsteenzuur,monoacetylwijnsteenzuur en diacetylwijnsteenzuur (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471), E472 (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471). (various references)

Farsi		مربوطبه شیر, وابسته به شیر, شبیه شیر. (various references)

Finnish		sitruunahappo-ja viinihappooesterit (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471, E472), maitohappo- (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471, E472), E 471:n etikkahappo- (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471, E472). (various references)

French		lactique, esters acétique,lactique,citrique et tartrique du E471, E472. (various references)

German		milchig (milky, misty). (various references)

Greek		γαλακτικόσ (galactic). (various references)

Hebrew		חלבי (dairy, milky). (various references)

Hungarian		tejes (milkman, milkmen, milky), tejszerű, tej-. (various references)

Italian		lattifero, lattico, esteri acetico,lattico,citrico e tartarico dell'E471 (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471, E472), E472 (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471, E472). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		乳酸菌 (lactic-acid bacilli), 乳酸飲料 (lactic acid drink), 乳酸　 (lactic acid), 乳酸 (lactic acid). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		にゅうさ�"き�" (lactic-acid bacilli), にゅうさ�"い�"りょう (lactic acid drink), にゅうさ�" (lactic acid). (various references)

Manx		bainnagh (galactic). (various references)

Pig Latin		acticlay.(various references)

Portuguese		lactescente (milky way), E472 (acetic, citric and tartaric acid esters of E471, E472). (various references)

Romanian		lactic. (various references)

Russian		молочный (dairy, deciduous, lacteal, milch, milk, milky). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		mlečni (creamery, milk). (various references)

Spanish		láctico. (various references)

Swedish		mjölk- (milch, milky). (various references)

Turkish		laktik, süt (foster-, galactic, galacto-, milk). (various references)

Ukranian		молочний (deciduous, lacteal, lactescent, mammary, milch, milky). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Lactic

Derivations
	Words ending with "lactic": anaphylactic, chemoprophylactic, extragalactic, galactic, intergalactic, intragalactic, malolactic, metagalactic, parallactic, prophylactic. (additional references)
	Words containing "lactic": anaphylactically, prophylactically, prophylactics. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Lactic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: altic, blastic, cactic, lacit, lactis, laeti, lastic, latic, lavtic, Lectric, lentic, leptic, Listica, litic, ljacic, ljacii, ljacli, lotic, lucic, luksic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lactic"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "lactic" (pronounced la"ktik)
6	l a" k t i k	extragalactic, galactic, prophylactic.
5	-a" k t i k	anticlimactic, chiropractic, climactic, didactic, tactic.
4	-k t i k	Antarctic, apoplectic, arctic, dialectic, eclectic, hectic, pectic.
3	-t i k	acetic, acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, antibiotic, antic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, aquatic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, cinematic, climatic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, diamagnetic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hedonistic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homeostatic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophetic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synergistic, synthetic, systematic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic.
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Anagrams: Lactic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-l-t"
	-1 letter: cacti, tical.
	-2 letters: alit, clit, laic, lati, tail, talc, tali.
	-3 letters: act, ail, ait, alt, cat, lac, lat, lit, tic, til.
	-4 letters: ai, al, at, it, la, li, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-l-t"
	+1 letter: calcite, clastic.
	+2 letters: acetylic, calcites, calcitic, canticle, catholic, clastics, climatic, cobaltic, cocktail, cortical, critical, cuticula, dactylic, galactic, hectical, lactonic, tactical.
	+3 letters: acclimate, acclivity, anaclitic, ascetical, canticles, catabolic, catalatic, catalytic, catholics, circuital, circulate, cladistic, climactic, cockatiel, cocktails, cuticulae, cuticular, dactylics, dialectic, eclamptic, inculcate, laccolith, occipital, practical, sceptical, technical, ultrachic.
	+4 letters: accidental, accidently, acclimated, acclimates, acetylenic, acoustical, acrostical, apoplectic, arctically, articulacy, cabalistic, cacomistle, calcitonin, catalectic, cataleptic, catcalling, catchflies, catholicoi, catholicon, catholicos, chalcocite, chiliastic, circulated, circulates, circulator, cladistics, classicist, cockatiels, cocktailed, colocating, comicality, complicate, conciliate, cortically, crackliest, critically, dialectics, didactical, electrical, flaccidity, hectically, iconoclast, inculcated, inculcates, inculcator, laccoliths, lactogenic, malolactic, occidental, occipitals, practicals, scholastic, scratchily, tactically, technicals, uncritical.
	+5 letters: acatalectic, acceptingly, accidentals, acclamation, acclimating, acclimation, acclimatise, acclimatize, acclivities, actinically, alchemistic, anacoluthic, anecdotical, anticyclone, apocalyptic, ascetically, autarchical, bioclimatic, cacomistles, calcination, calcitonins, calculating, calculation, calisthenic, cancelation, candlestick, caricatural, casuistical, cataclysmic, catalectics, cataleptics, catechismal, categorical, catholicate, catholicity, catholicize, catholicons, caustically, centrically, chalcocites, chanticleer, chaotically, chocolatier, cholestatic, cicatricial, circinately, circularity, circulating, circulation, circulative, circulators, circulatory, classicists, clericalist, climacteric, cocktailing, cocultivate, collocating, collocation, compactible, complicated, complicates, conciliated, conciliates, conciliator, conflictual, contractile, criticality, cryptically, cyclicality, cyclization, cyclothymia, cytological, cytomegalic, cytoplasmic, diacritical, dialectical, ectopically, ectoplasmic, electrician, farcicality, fasciculate, glauconitic, iconoclasts, impractical, incalescent, inculcating, inculcation, inculcators, laccolithic, malpractice, narcoleptic, neocortical, noncritical, occipitally, occultation, ochlocratic, parallactic, plutocratic, postclassic, postvocalic, practicable, practicably, practically, precritical, pyroclastic, racialistic, recirculate, sacculation, saltimbocca, scholastics, scholiastic, socialistic, stalactitic, stickleback, subcortical, subcritical, syntactical, technically, unpractical, untechnical, volcanicity, vulcanicity.
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