A crystalline acid which occurs in tissues as a component of natural lactic acid, of which it is the dextrorotatory isomer; also called sarcolactic acid.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
Definition of paralactic acid in US English:
paralactic acid
noun
Biochemistry rare
A crystalline acid which occurs in tissues as a component of natural lactic acid, of which it is the dextrorotatory isomer; also called sarcolactic acid.