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caprolactam

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
caprolactam /ˌkaprə(ʊ)ˈlaktam/

▶noun Chemistry a synthetic crystalline compound which is an intermediate in nylon manufacture.

– origin 1940s: from caproic acid + lactam.

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