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caprolactam

caprolactam noun: a lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.

Noun

caprolactam (plural caprolactams)

  1. A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.

Forms of caprolactam

pluralcaprolactams

Words formed from caprolactam

Questions about caprolactam

What does caprolactam mean?
Caprolactam means a lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.
What part of speech is caprolactam?
Caprolactam is a noun.
What is the plural of caprolactam?
The plural of caprolactam is caprolactams.

Words near caprolactam in the dictionary

  1. caproic acid
  2. caproid
  3. caproids
  4. caproiform
  5. caproiforms
  6. caprolactam
  7. caprolactams
  8. caprolactone
  9. caprolactones
  10. capromab
  11. capromab pendetide

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