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lactimnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic hydroxy-imides (enols) that are tautomeric with the lactams.
lactidenoun(organic chemistry) The anhydride of lactic acid
lactonenoun(organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
lactamizationnoun(organic chemistry) The conversion of a lactone into a lactam
lactimidenoun(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
thiolactamnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a lactam by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur; a cyclic thioamide
alpha-lactamnoun(organic chemistry) A lactam having a three-membered ring structure.
lacturamic acidnoun(organic chemistry) An organic amido acid, regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea.
peptidolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from hydroxy derivatives of amino acids.
lactamic acidnoun(organic chemistry) An amido acid related to lactic acid.
lactamidenounAn acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.
iminolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any lactone that also contains an imino group
lactolnoun(chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group
lactylatenoun(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.
macrolactamnoun(organic chemistry) A macrocyclic lactam
azlactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
dilactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two lactone groups
lactylnoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from lactic acid
carbolactamnoun(organic chemistry) The lactam of a carboxylic acid
macrolactamizationnoun(organic chemistry) The formation of a macrolactam

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