lactic

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/ˈlæktɪk/

adjective

Of, relating to, or derived from milk.

“lactic fermentation”

OriginLatin lactis →
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Meanings

adjectivelactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or derived from milk.
  2. not comparablebiochemistryRelating to, or producing, lactic acid.

    lactic fermentation

    1 more example

    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, […]

    2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Origin

  1. Latinlactis“of milk”
  2. Englishlactic

From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.

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Translations

Arabic حَلِيبِيّ, لَبَنِيّ
  • حَلِيبِيّ (ḥalībiyy)of, relating to, or derived from milk
  • لَبَنِيّ (labaniyy)of, relating to, or derived from milk
Bulgarian мле́чен
  • мле́чен (mléčen)of, relating to, or derived from milk
Catalan lacti, làctic
  • lactiof, relating to, or derived from milk
  • làcticof, relating to, or derived from milk
Czech mléčný
  • mléčnýof, relating to, or derived from milk
Esperanto lakta
  • laktaof, relating to, or derived from milk
Finnish maito-
  • maito-of, relating to, or derived from milk
French lactique
  • lactiqueof, relating to, or derived from milk
German Milch-
  • Milch-of, relating to, or derived from milk
Hebrew חֲלָבִי
  • חֲלָבִי (khalaví)of, relating to, or derived from milk
Polish mleczny
  • mlecznyof, relating to, or derived from milk
Portuguese láctico, lático
  • lácticoof, relating to, or derived from milk
  • láticoof, relating to, or derived from milk
Romanian lactic
  • lacticof, relating to, or derived from milk
Russian моло́чный
  • моло́чный (molóčnyj)of, relating to, or derived from milk
Slovak mliečny
  • mliečnyof, relating to, or derived from milk
Spanish láctico, lácteo
  • lácticoof, relating to, or derived from milk
  • lácteoof, relating to, or derived from milk
Ukrainian моло́чний
  • моло́чний (molóčnyj)of, relating to, or derived from milk
Welsh lactig
  • lactigof, relating to, or derived from milk

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lactic

chiropracticgalactictacticsyntacticdidacticprophylacticbacktickphonotacticfacticgraphotacticnongalacticnonprophylacticprotactic
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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