sarcolactic, a. Chem.
(sɑːkəʊˈlæktɪk)
[f. sarco- + lactic.]
sarcolactic acid: an acid, isomeric with lactic acid, obtained from muscular tissue.
| 1862 Miller Elem. Chem., Org. (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. |
Hence sarcolactate, a salt of sarcolactic acid.
| 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 197/1 The sarcolactates in general are more readily soluble than ordinary lactates. |