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azlactone

azlactone noun: any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.

Noun

azlactone (plural azlactones)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.

Forms of azlactone

pluralazlactones

Origin of azlactone

From azo- + lactone.

Questions about azlactone

What does azlactone mean?
Azlactone means any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
What part of speech is azlactone?
Azlactone is a noun.
What is the plural of azlactone?
The plural of azlactone is azlactones.

Words near azlactone in the dictionary

  1. Azizi
  2. Azizis
  3. Azkal
  4. Azkals
  5. Azkoitia
  6. azlactone
  7. azlactones
  8. azlactonization
  9. azlocillin
  10. azlon
  11. azlons

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