lactone
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæktəʊn/
- Rhymes: -æktəʊn
Noun
lactone (plural lactones)
- (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
Usage notes
- Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered
Derived terms
- anislactone
- bislactone
- boschnialactone
- dilactone
- enterolactone
- iminolactone
- iodolactone
- juniper lactone
- kavalactone
- ketolactone
- lactam
- lactonase
- lactonic
- lactonisation
- lactonization
- macrolactone
- mevalolactone
- mevalonolactone
- nepetalactone
- oligolactone
- peptidolactone
- polylactone
- spironolactone
- thiolactone
- trilactone
- xylonolactone
Translations
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lak.tɔn/
Further reading
- “lactone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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