glycolide

As a noun glycolide

is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between glycolide and taxonomy

is that glycolide is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound while taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As nouns the difference between terms and glycolide

is that terms is while glycolide is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound.

As nouns the difference between glycoside and glycolide

is that glycoside is (organic chemistry|biochemistry) a molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis while glycolide is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound.

Polyglycolide is a derived term of glycolide.

As nouns the difference between polyglycolide and glycolide

is that polyglycolide is (organic chemistry) an aliphatic polyester prepared by polymerization of glycolide while glycolide is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound.

As nouns the difference between lactone and glycolide

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while glycolide is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound.