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4 words match “LACTATE”

LACTATE n.
A salt of lactic acid.
ABLACTATE v.
To wean. [R.] Bailey.
SACCHOLACTATE n.
A salt of saccholactactic acid; -- formerly called also saccholate. [Obs.] See Mucate.
PROPIONIC a.
illation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel.