any of a group of organic cyclic compounds containing the NHCO group in the ring, formed by the elimination of water from the amino and carboxyl groups; inner anhydride of an amino acid
Origin of lactam
lact(one) + am(ino)lactam
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lactam
noun
A cyclic amide, or any compound containing it, formed by the intramolecular condensation of an amino carboxylic acid.
Origin of lactam
lact(one) am(ide)THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural lactams)
Usage notes
Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered.
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