lactic acid

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Noun

lactic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) 2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH₃.CHOH.CO₂H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.

Synonyms

• E270 when used as a preservative
• lactonic acid
• milk acid
• 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

Translations

2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH₃.CHOH.CO₂H)

Chinese: Mandarin: 乳酸 (cmn) (rǔsuān) Czech: kyselina mléčná (cs) f. Dutch: melkzuur (nl) n. Esperanto: laktacido (eo), lakta acido (eo) Finnish: maitohappo (fi) Greek: γαλακτικό οξύ (el) (galaktikó oxý) n.

Icelandic: mjólkursýra (is) f. Italian: acido lattico (it) m. Japanese: 乳酸 (ja) (にゅうさん, nyūsan) Russian: молочная кислота (ru) (molóčnaja kislotá) f. Swedish: mjölksyra (sv) c.