lactams

L1A1C3T1A1M3S1

A form of lactam — 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.

UncommonScrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lactam
Cite this entry
APA

lactams. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactams

MLA

“lactams.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactams. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactams,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactams.

Source: lactams on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.