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beta-lactam en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English beta Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lac(tone) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English lactam English beta-lactam From beta + lactam, where beta refers to the position of the carbon atom to which the nitrogen is attached.

Meanings

  1. A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin.

Forms

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betalactam alternative lexicographic
β-lactam alternative lexicographic
beta-lactams Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

beta-lactamase · monobactam · beta-lactamic

Hypernyms

lactam

Relateds

penam · alpha-lactam

Translations (1)

hu béta-laktám (lactam having a four-membered ring structure)