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| | lactic acid - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about lactic acid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Organic acid, a colourless, almost odourless liquid, produced by certain bacteria during fermentation and by active muscle cells when they are exercised hard and are experiencing oxygen debt. |
 | | An accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles may cause cramp. |
 | | It occurs in yogurt, buttermilk, sour cream, poor wine, and certain plant extracts, and is used in food preservation and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals. |
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