Meaning Of The Word Lactam

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lactam in American English
any of a group of organic cyclic compounds containing the NHCO group in the ring, formed by the elimination of water from the amino and carboxyl groups; inner anhydride of an amino acid
noun: any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups

lactam in British English
noun: any of a group of inner amides, derived from amino acids, having the characteristic group -CONH-

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