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galactonolactone

galactonolactone noun: the lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxepan-2-one, of galactonic acid.

Noun

galactonolactone (uncountable)

  1. The lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxepan-2-one, of galactonic acid

Questions about galactonolactone

What does galactonolactone mean?
Galactonolactone means the lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxepan-2-one, of galactonic acid.
What part of speech is galactonolactone?
Galactonolactone is a noun.

Words near galactonolactone in the dictionary

  1. galactonates
  2. galactonic
  3. galactonic acid
  4. galactonojirimycin
  5. galactonojirimycins
  6. galactonolactone
  7. galactooligosaccharide
  8. galactooligosaccharides
  9. galactopathy
  10. galactophages
  11. galactophagist

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