Lactamide

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lactamide \Lac*tam"ide\, n. [Lactic + amide.] (Chem.)
     An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a
     white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is
     metameric with alanine.
     [1913 Webster]