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caprolactone

caprolactone noun: a cyclic ester with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₂.

caprolactone: a cyclic ester with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₂
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Noun

caprolactone (usually uncountable, plural caprolactones)

  1. (usually) A cyclic ester with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₂

Forms of caprolactone

pluralcaprolactones

Words formed from caprolactone

Questions about caprolactone

What does caprolactone mean?
Caprolactone means a cyclic ester with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₂.
What part of speech is caprolactone?
Caprolactone is a noun.
What is the plural of caprolactone?
The plural of caprolactone is caprolactones.

Words near caprolactone in the dictionary

  1. caproids
  2. caproiform
  3. caproiforms
  4. caprolactam
  5. caprolactams
  6. caprolactone
  7. caprolactones
  8. capromab
  9. capromab pendetide
  10. capromorelin
  11. capromycin

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