lactic acid
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- noun
- /ˈlæktɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
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ácido láctico
- A cool-down routine after working out can prevent muscle soreness, which occurs when lactic acid builds up, but massage is effective, too.
Like, you can put yourself into, like, lactic acid spasms in a single lap of a pool.
- Like, you can put yourself into, like, lactic acid spasms in a single lap of a pool.
- It says the active ingredient contains lactic acid.
- But what the sourness is is lactic acid, and that's what the lactose is being transformed into.
- And so when I have days where I can't really use harsh exfoliations like my lactic acids and my glycolic acids, the Bean Essence will take its place.
- That's cool, but you're also building lactic acid and and causing, which is fine in in small amounts, but but it can cause problems late later on.
Examples
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The muscles are blood-rich and full of organic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, and lactic acid.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lactic acid is building up in the muscles.
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That's just the lactic acid.
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You really have to know your body, how to pace yourself, and how to control the buildup of lactic acid in your bloodstream...
Blog text (27) -
When you are raising body weight and you begin to feel the burn, recognize that lactic acid, which seems to cause that sensation, has been said to stimulate the development of muscle tissue.
Blog text (4) -
The way they solve it is they make lactic acid and that contributes to the sore muscles you feel after you've done hard hard anaerobic training.
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Elevated lactic acid is a marker for the suboptimal supply of oxygen to the tissues and is associated with increased mortality in sepsis 117-127.
Academic text (2017) -
Lactic acid is produced in our muscles during strenuous exercise, causing fatigue.
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After a long run, I felt a burning sensation in my legs due to the buildup of lactic acid.
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Training helps the body utilize lactic acid more efficiently, improving athletic performance.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally built from 'lactic' (pertaining to milk) + 'acid' so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes an acid related to milk. While the full technical usage (e.g., produced in muscles during exercise) is domain-specific, the basic referent is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Lactic acid The word lactic comes from an old word for 'milk' because this acid was first found in sour milk and yogurt. So the name helps you remember that lactic acid is the acid in dairy and the same acid that can build up in muscles after hard exercise.