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lactam

/ˈlækˌtæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
lac-tam
IPA
/ˈlækˌtæm/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lac(tone) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English lactam From lac(tone) + am(ide).

Inflected Forms

lactams (plural)

Derived Forms

lactamase macrolactam penam spirolactam thiolactam

Phrases

β-lactam alpha-lactam beta-lactam

Frequently Paired Words

alpha-lactam beta-lactam

Questions

How do you pronounce lactam?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlækˌtæm/.
What does lactam mean?
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.
Where does lactam come from?
Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lac(tone) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English lactam From lac(tone) + am(ide).

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