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lactide

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lactide [′lak‚tīd]
(organic chemistry)
A cyclic, intermolecular, double ester formed from α-hydroxy acids; most lactides are relatively low melting solids and are easily hydrolyzed by base to form salts of the parent acid, such as sodium lactate.
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