English Explanatory Dictionary

alpha-lactam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lactam having a three-membered ring structure.

Word forms

alpha-lactam alpha-lactams

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor. English alpha Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English lactam English alpha-lactam From alpha + lactam.

Related words

beta-lactam
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