Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lac-tamide
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It has structural isomerism with alanine.

Etymology

From lacto- + amide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lacto

Inflected Forms

lactamides (plural)

Questions

What does lactamide mean?: An amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It has structural isomerism with alanine.
Where does lactamide come from?: From lacto- + amide.

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