젖산

Korean

Etymology

From 젖 (jeot, “breast; milk”) + 산 (酸, san, “acid”). Compare Sino-Korean 유산 (乳酸, yusan).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeotsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeojsan
McCune–Reischauer?chŏssan
Yale Romanization?cecsan

Noun

젖산 • (jeotsan)

  1. lactic acid

Synonyms
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