Etymology

lactamization

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Today it means: The conversion of a lactone into a lactam Full definition →

English lactam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Latinlac
  2. Englishlacto-
  3. GermanKeton
  4. Englishketone
  5. Englishlac(tone)
  6. Egyptianjmn
  7. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  8. LatinAmmōn
  9. Latinammoniacus
  10. Englishammonia
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Englisham(ide)
  13. Englishlactam
  14. English todaylactamization

From lactam + -ization.

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