macrolactamization

noun

The formation of a macrolactam

OriginEnglish lactamization ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounmacrolactamization (plural macrolactamizations)

plural macrolactamizations

  1. chemistryThe formation of a macrolactam

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Latinlac
  8. Englishlacto-
  9. GermanKeton
  10. Englishketone
  11. Englishlac(tone)
  12. Egyptianjmn
  13. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  14. LatinAmmōn
  15. Latinammoniacus
  16. Englishammonia
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englisham(ide)
  19. Englishlactam
  20. Englishlactamization
  21. Englishmacrolactamization

From macro- + lactamization.

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APA

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

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