heterolactic

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adjective

That produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid

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Meanings

adjectiveheterolactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryThat produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid

Origin

From hetero- + lactic.

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APA

heterolactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterolactic

MLA

“heterolactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterolactic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterolactic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterolactic.

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