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/kap'roh lak"tam/, n.a white, water-soluble compound, C6H11NO, used to produce a type of nylon.[1940-45; CAPRO(IC) + LACTAM]
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Caprolactam — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
caprolactam — [kap΄rō lak′tam΄] n. a white, petroleum derived substance, C6H11NO, used as a monomer to make synthetic fibers, plastics, etc … English World dictionary
Caprolactam — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Caprolactam Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Caprolactam — Ca|p|ro|lac|tam, hier ɛ Caprolactam [Kurzw. aus Capronsäure u. ↑ Lactam] Syn.: 6 Aminohexansäurelactam, Azepan 2 on: farblose Kristalle, Smp. 69 °C, die haupts. zur Gewinnung von Polyamid 6 (z. B. Perlon) benutzt werden. * * * Caprolactam … … Universal-Lexikon
caprolactam — ˌkaprōˈlakˌtam, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlakˈtam noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary caproic + lactam : a white crystalline cyclic amide C6H11NO that yields epsilon amino caproic acid on hydrolysis and is used chiefly in making one type of… … Useful english dictionary
caprolactam — noun Etymology: caproic acid + lactone + amide Date: 1944 a white crystalline cyclic amide C6H11NO used especially in making one type of nylon … New Collegiate Dictionary
caprolactam — noun A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon … Wiktionary
Caprolactam — Ca|pro|lac|tam* [k...k...] vgl. ↑Kaprolaktam … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
caprolactam — [ˌkaprə(ʊ) laktam] noun Chemistry a synthetic crystalline compound which is an intermediate in nylon manufacture. Origin 1940s: from caproic acid + lactam … English new terms dictionary
caprolactam — cap·ro·lac·tam … English syllables
