Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactic

/ˈlæktɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: lac-tic
IPA: /ˈlæktɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from milk.

adj

Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.

Example Sentences

"lactic fermentation"
"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, […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lactis

Derived Forms

acetolactic alactic heterolactic homolactic lacticaemia lactimide lactyl lactylate lactylic polylactic

Phrases

lactic acid lactic acidosis paralactic acid sarcolactic acid

Frequently Paired Words

lactate lactation

Rhymes With

tactic galactic chiropractic climactic syntactic didactic prophylactic anticlimactic stereotactic extragalactic phonotactic backtick

Questions

How do you pronounce lactic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæktɪk/.
What does lactic mean?: Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
Where does lactic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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