alpha-lactam

noun

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.

derived from -ide English amide English lactam English alpha-lactam From alpha + lactam
derived from *-iðos Latin -idusder✻
derived from ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der
derived from Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder
derived from ketone English -one English lactone Egyptian jmnbor
derived from lacto- German Ketonbor

Definitions

A lactam having a three-membered ring structure.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alpha-lactam. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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