LACTAM


Meaning of LACTAM in English

/lak"tam/ , n. Chem.

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.

[ 1880-85; LACT(ONE) + AM(IDE) ]

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