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gulonolactone

gulonolactone noun: the lactone of gulonic acid, (3S,4R,5R)-5-((S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-3,4-dihydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one.

Noun

gulonolactone (uncountable)

  1. The lactone of gulonic acid, (3S,4R,5R)-5-((S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-3,4-dihydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
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Questions about gulonolactone

What does gulonolactone mean?
Gulonolactone means the lactone of gulonic acid, (3S,4R,5R)-5-((S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-3,4-dihydroxydihydrofuran-2(3H)-one.
What part of speech is gulonolactone?
Gulonolactone is a noun.

Words near gulonolactone in the dictionary

  1. Gulod Itaas
  2. Gulod Labak
  3. gulofuranose
  4. gulofuranoside
  5. gulofuranosides
  6. gulonolactone
  7. gulosarmentoglucoside
  8. gulose
  9. guloses
  10. gulosity
  11. Gulotta

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