noun🔗ShareلاكتامAny of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims."The chemist synthesized a novel lactam from the amino acid, hoping its cyclic structure would create a new drug with enhanced stability. "قام الكيميائي بتخليق لاكتام جديد من الحمض الأميني، على أمل أن يؤدي هيكله الحلقي إلى إنشاء دواء جديد ذي ثبات معزز.compoundchemistrybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading