CAPROLACTAM


Meaning of CAPROLACTAM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ka-pr ō - ' lak- ˌ tam

Function: noun

Etymology: capro ic acid + lact one + am ide

Date: 1944

: a white crystalline cyclic amide C 6 H 11 NO used especially in making one type of nylon

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