caprolactam

See also: Caprolactam

English

Noun

caprolactam (plural caprolactams)

1. (organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.

Translations

the organic compound

• Finnish: kaprolaktaami
• French: caprolactame (fr) m
• German: Caprolactam n
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• Italian: caprolattame (it) m
• Russian: капролактам (ru) m (kaprolaktam)