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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A colorless crystalline substance (C3H7NO2.) formed by the union of lactide and ammonia, whence the name.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.

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