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butanolide

butanolide noun: the cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives.

Noun

butanolide (plural butanolides)

  1. The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives

Forms of butanolide

pluralbutanolides

Words formed from butanolide

Questions about butanolide

What does butanolide mean?
Butanolide means the cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives.
What part of speech is butanolide?
Butanolide is a noun.
What is the plural of butanolide?
The plural of butanolide is butanolides.

Words near butanolide in the dictionary

  1. butanoic acid
  2. butanol
  3. butanolate
  4. butanolates
  5. butanolid
  6. butanolide
  7. butanolides
  8. butanolids
  9. butanols
  10. butanone
  11. butanones

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