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heterolactic

heterolactic adjective: that produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid.

Adjective

heterolactic (not comparable)

  1. That produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid

Origin of heterolactic

From hetero- + lactic.

Questions about heterolactic

What does heterolactic mean?
Heterolactic means that produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid.
What part of speech is heterolactic?
Heterolactic is an adjective.

Words near heterolactic in the dictionary

  1. heterokontophyte
  2. heterokontophytes
  3. heterokonts
  4. heterokurtosis
  5. heterokurtosis-robust
  6. heterolactic
  7. heteroland
  8. heterolateral
  9. heterolayer
  10. heterolayers
  11. heterolecithal

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