Lactic Acid 1 : A ahydroxy-propionic acid, produced commercially by the lactic fermentation of sugars with Bacillus acidi lactici or by heating glucose with caustic potash solution of a certain concentration
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}