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# lactic

«lactic» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with milk** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (lactic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lactic means to do with milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#m1)

2) Lactic acid is a substance made when milk goes sour and also made in your muscles during hard exercise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and PE, lactic acid is linked with tired, burning muscles after sprinting. Bacteria turn milk into yogurt by making lactic acid. «Lactose» is the sugar in milk; people who cannot digest it are «lactose intolerant».

### examples

- Lactic acid makes yogurt taste sour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#x1)
- My legs burned from lactic acid after the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#x2)
- Bacteria make lactic acid in milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#x3)
- The coach said a cool-down helps your muscles recover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#x4)
- Lactic means «from milk». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#x5)
- Sauerkraut is made sour by lactic bacteria. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/#x6)

### note

Mainly used in «lactic acid». Myth: lactic acid causes muscle soreness the next day — scientists now think next-day soreness is mostly from tiny muscle damage. Do not confuse with «lactose».

### In the corpora

- [Bacteria in yoghurt turn milk sugar into lactic acid, which makes it thick and tangy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/21/)
- [It is not lactic acid: that clears from the muscles within about an hour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/39-sore-the-next-day-stretching-and-rest-days/2/)
- [Lactic acid is cleared within about an hour after exercise, so it does not cause next-day soreness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/39-sore-the-next-day-stretching-and-rest-days/8/)
- [Soreness a day or two after a race comes from tiny muscle strains being repaired; lactic acid is cleared within about an hour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/43-running-gymnastics-and-martial-arts/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lactic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lactic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.