Lactam

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Usage notes 1.3 See also

English

Noun

lactam

1. ((chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) any of a class of cyclic amides, that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims

Usage notes

Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered

See also

• alpha-lactam
• beta-lactam