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erythronolactone

erythronolactone noun: the butanolide 3,4-dihydroxydihydro-2(3H)-furanone.

Noun

erythronolactone (uncountable)

  1. The butanolide 3,4-dihydroxydihydro-2(3H)-furanone

Questions about erythronolactone

What does erythronolactone mean?
Erythronolactone means the butanolide 3,4-dihydroxydihydro-2(3H)-furanone.
What part of speech is erythronolactone?
Erythronolactone is a noun.

Words near erythronolactone in the dictionary

  1. erythroneurine
  2. erythroneurines
  3. erythronic acid
  4. erythronic acids
  5. erythronium
  6. erythronolactone
  7. erythronolide
  8. erythronolides
  9. erythrons
  10. erythroparvovirus
  11. erythroparvoviruses

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