lactam

[ lak-tam ]

/ ˈlæk tæm /

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noun Chemistry.

any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.

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Origin of lactam

First recorded in 1880–85; lact(one) + am(ide)

Words nearby lactam

lacrimator, lacrimatory, lacrosse, lact-, lactalbumin, lactam, lactarian, lactary, lactase, lactate, lactate dehydrogenase

British Dictionary definitions for lactam

lactam

/ (ˈlæktæm) /

noun

chem any of a group of inner amides, derived from amino acids, having the characteristic group -CONH-

Word Origin for lactam

C20: from lact (one) + am (ide)

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