1. lactam
2. LactamA lactam is a cyclic amide. Prefixes indicate how many carbon atoms are present in the ring: β-lactam (2 carbon atoms outside the carbonyl, 4 ring atoms in total), γ-lactam (3 and 5 total), δ-lactam (4 and 6 total). Beta β, gamma γ and delta δ are the second, third and fourth letters in the alphabetical order of the Greek alphabet, respectively.
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