Lactam Uncommon

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

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.

See Also

analog benzolactam pyrazolone spirolactam alpha lactam beta lactam lactone macrolactam

Related Terms

analog benzolactam pyrazolone spirolactam alpha lactam beta lactam lactone macrolactam cephalosporinase amino acid thiolactam penicilloic acid caprolactam penicilloic oxyproline enol lactams cyclic lactamase tautomeric

Rhyming Words

tam stam notam gautam rostam ghatam khatam bantam sultam pritam woftam qui tam racetam tam tam som tam muhurtam antietam matamatam sulbactam piracetam

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