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Spanish term or phrase:	ácido lactílico
English translation:	lactic acid
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

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12:01am Jul 4, 2004

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Food & Dairy / Dairy products

Spanish term or phrase: ácido lactílico

used in the manufacture of milk-based dessert products

Simon Critchley

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Questions: 185 (2 open)
Answers: 0

Mexico

lactic acid

Explanation:
logic

Mike :)

Selected response from:

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States

Note from asker to answerer

1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

lactylate

Ruth Henderson

lactic acid

David Bruegger

4 +1

lactic acid

Michael Powers (PhD)

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0 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

lactic acid

Explanation:
logic

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Trudy Peters: That would be ácido láctico. On the other hand, ácido lactílico doesn't seem to exist. So you might be right.

4 mins

-> Good point, Trudy - thank you - Mike :)

agree

Andrea Sacchi: Totalmente de acuerdo con Trudy, aparentemente es un error. Debe de ser ácido láctico ya que, según tengo entendido, ciertas bacterias transforman la lactosa en ácido láctico. También está relacionado el rendimiento físico de los deportistas. :-)

1 hr

-> Thank you, Andrea - Mike :)

disagree

Ruth Henderson: This might seem logical, but there are many similar-sounding compounds that are not the same thing.

1 hr

-> Thank you, Ruth - Mike :)

neutral

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Aren't we (well, you, 'cause I haven't answered one yet) all doing this asker's translation for him/her? That's too many questions in a short period. Don't you think? You're welcome:) I didn't give you an agree, because I'm not sure of the question.

1 hr

-> I hadn't really thought about it, but it is an interesting point - thanks, Maria Teresa - Mike :)

agree

Nora Bellettieri

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Nora - Mike :)

3 hrs confidence:

lactic acid

Explanation:
definition found in Longman`s Dictionary of Contemporary English: an acid found in sour milk.

David Bruegger
United States
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

lactylate

Explanation:
It is not an error, and it is not lactic acid. See:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stevecarper/experts...

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Note added at 1 hr 32 mins (2004-07-04 01:34:12 GMT)
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Probably the one in question is Sodium Stearoyl-2 Lactylate (used as an emulsifier, plasticizer, or surface-action agent in foods)

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Note added at 1 day 5 hrs 44 mins (2004-07-05 05:45:54 GMT)
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Or lactylic acid.

Ruth Henderson
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Trudy Peters: You're probably right. See: ... emulgentes E-480 (ácido estearoil-2-lactílico), E-481 (estearoil-2-lactilato sódico), ...

12 mins

-> Thanks, Trudy. Your skepticism of lactic acid was well founded.

neutral

xxx: Looks like we are saying the same thing Ruth - I think something got out of context in the question (or original text) and they've added a moiety as if it were a compound. Yes, I spent a summer at MBL - fun times!

9 hrs

-> Quite so, just as 'ácido lactílico' does not exist as a separate entity. Were you at the MBL? I miss Woods Hole.

disagree

Michael Powers (PhD): After looking at Dr. Patten's impressive credentials as a post-doctoral biology specialist, including research at the renowned California Institute of Technology, I believe his comment that "lactylate" is a derivative containing "lactic acid" is correct.

11 hrs

-> If a derivative 'contains' lactic acid, it 'is' not lactic acid.

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Spanish: ácido lactílico

English translation: lactic acid