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Lactide is the cyclic diester of lactic acid. Lactide is the starting material in the technical production of polylactides (polylactic acids).
In contrast, the term "lactide" is a general generic term for cyclic diesters of alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acids (lactic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, etc.).
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