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thiolactam

thiolactam noun: any compound formally derived from a lactam by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur; a cyclic thioamide.

Noun

thiolactam (plural thiolactams)

  1. Any compound formally derived from a lactam by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur; a cyclic thioamide

Forms of thiolactam

pluralthiolactams

Origin of thiolactam

From thio- + lactam.

Questions about thiolactam

What does thiolactam mean?
Thiolactam means any compound formally derived from a lactam by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur; a cyclic thioamide.
What part of speech is thiolactam?
Thiolactam is a noun.
What is the plural of thiolactam?
The plural of thiolactam is thiolactams.

Words near thiolactam in the dictionary

  1. thiokinase
  2. thiokinases
  3. Thiokol
  4. Thiokols
  5. thiol
  6. thiolactam
  7. thiolactams
  8. thiolactomycin
  9. thiolactonase
  10. thiolactonases
  11. thiolactone

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