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Definition
Lactic acid; an organic compound with the formula C₃H₆O₃ found in yogurt and muscles.
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How it's used
Primarily used in scientific, medical, or nutritional contexts rather than everyday casual conversation. When discussing exercise, people often refer to the sensation of muscle fatigue caused by it rather than the chemical itself. It is standard to use the term when reading ingredient labels on food packaging.
Examples
After exercising, lactic acid will accumulate in the muscles.
Do you know that yogurt contains lactic acid?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
