sarcolacticadj.
/sɑːkəʊˈlaktɪk/ Chemistry.
sarcolactic acid n. an acid, isomeric with lactic acid, obtained from muscular tissue.
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1862 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. (ed. 2) III. 376 The sarkolactic acid from muscular tissue may be distinguished as the variety α [of lactic acid].
1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 221/2 A new product appears in the urine after liver-extirpation. This is sarcolactic acid.
Derivatives
sarcolactate n. a salt of sarcolactic acid.
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1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 197/1 The sarcolactates in general are more readily soluble than ordinary lactates.
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