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hydroxylactone

hydroxylactone noun: any lactone that has a free hydroxy group.

Noun

hydroxylactone (plural hydroxylactones)

  1. Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group

Forms of hydroxylactone

pluralhydroxylactones

Questions about hydroxylactone

What does hydroxylactone mean?
Hydroxylactone means any lactone that has a free hydroxy group.
What part of speech is hydroxylactone?
Hydroxylactone is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxylactone?
The plural of hydroxylactone is hydroxylactones.

Words near hydroxylactone in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyketone
  2. hydroxyketones
  3. hydroxykynurenine
  4. hydroxykynurenines
  5. hydroxyl
  6. hydroxylactone
  7. hydroxylactones
  8. hydroxylamide
  9. hydroxylamides
  10. hydroxylamine
  11. hydroxylamines

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