lactam
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English
Etymology
Noun
lactam (plural lactams)
- (organic chemistry) 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.
Usage notes
Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered.
Derived terms
Translations
cyclic amides, nitrogen analogs of lactones
See also
Afar
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| Cardinal: lactám, lica-tabán Ordinal: lactamháytu, lica-tabanháytu | ||||
Pronunciation
Noun
lactám m (plural lactamitté f)
Usage notes
- When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
- Lactám númu. ― Sixty people.
- When counting, the predicative case is used.
Declension
| Declension of lactám | ||||||||||||||||||
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| absolutive | lactám | |||||||||||||||||
| predicative | lactáma | |||||||||||||||||
| subjective | lactám | |||||||||||||||||
| genitive | lactám | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “lactam”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 77
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197
Portuguese
Verb
lactam