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Obtained from milk
Answer for the clue "Obtained from milk ", 6 letters:
lactic
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Word definitions for lactic in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lactic \Lac"tic\, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See Lacteal , and cf. Galactic .] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. Lactic acid (Physiol. Chem.), a sirupy, ...
Usage examples of lactic.
Fats and sugars are broken down quickly, and less lactic acid accumulates.
Two other enzymes were also slightly high: the serum glutamic oxalocetic transaminase, or SGOT, was 123, and the lactic dehydrogenase, or LDH, was 540.
Later it was found that lactic is removed by resynthesis to a precursor, although not much is actually known about it.
In the drug test room, Perec put an icepack on her hamstring and then abruptly vomited, a sure sign of intense lactic acid build-up in her bloodstream.
The doctors on the ground had speculated that the cardiovascular system was so much more efficient, here in one-sixth G, that it cleansed the muscles of lactic acid and other waste products before they had a chance to do any damage.