lactide
noun
lac·tide
\ˈlakˌtīd, -tə̇d\
Definition of lactide
-s
1 : a crystalline dilactone C6H8O4 formed from two molecules of lactic acid by self-esterification
2 : a dilactone formed from an alpha-hydroxy acid other than lactic acid
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Origin and Etymology of lactide
International Scientific Vocabulary lact- + anhydride; probably originally formed in French
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