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lactim

lactim noun: any of a class of cyclic hydroxy-imides (enols) that are tautomeric with the lactams.

Noun

lactim (plural lactims)

  1. Any of a class of cyclic hydroxy-imides (enols) that are tautomeric with the lactams.

Forms of lactim

plurallactims

Origin of lactim

From lactam and imide.

Questions about lactim

What does lactim mean?
Lactim means any of a class of cyclic hydroxy-imides (enols) that are tautomeric with the lactams.
What part of speech is lactim?
Lactim is a noun.
What is the plural of lactim?
The plural of lactim is lactims.

Words near lactim in the dictionary

  1. lactifuges
  2. lactify
  3. lactifying
  4. lactigenic
  5. lactigenous
  6. lactim
  7. lactimeter
  8. lactimide
  9. lactimides
  10. lactimidomycin
  11. lactims

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