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furanone

furanone noun: the unsaturated lactone 5H-furan-2-one, or any of its derivatives.

Noun

furanone (countable and uncountable, plural furanones)

  1. The unsaturated lactone 5H-furan-2-one, or any of its derivatives

Forms of furanone

pluralfuranones

Origin of furanone

From furan + -one.

Questions about furanone

What does furanone mean?
Furanone means the unsaturated lactone 5H-furan-2-one, or any of its derivatives.
What part of speech is furanone?
Furanone is a noun.
What is the plural of furanone?
The plural of furanone is furanones.

Words near furanone in the dictionary

  1. furanoflavonols
  2. furanoid
  3. furanoids
  4. furanoindoline
  5. furanoindolines
  6. furanone
  7. furanones
  8. furanophostin
  9. furanopyrimidine
  10. furanopyrimidines
  11. furanopyrrolidine

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