<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">lactic acid</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>acid</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>acid, lactic</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>acid, milk</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>milk acid</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Acid that occurs in sour milk as a thick water-soluble liquid. It is induced by bacterial decomposition of sugar, a process of fermentation; it may also be found in molasses, many fruits, beer and wine. Lactic acid is used in dyeing and leather processing.  ]]></note></mads>