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lactam
[ lak-tam ]
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.
lactam
/ ˈlæktæm /
noun
- chem any of a group of inner amides, derived from amino acids, having the characteristic group -CONH-
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lactam1
C20: from lact ( one ) + am ( ide )
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