thiolactone

English

Etymology

thio- + lactone

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æktəʊn

Noun

thiolactone (plural thiolactones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the lactones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur

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