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ketolactone

ketolactone noun: any lactone that is also a ketone.

Noun

ketolactone (plural ketolactones)

  1. Any lactone that is also a ketone

Forms of ketolactone

pluralketolactones

Origin of ketolactone

From keto- + lactone.

Words that rhyme with ketolactone

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Questions about ketolactone

What does ketolactone mean?
Ketolactone means any lactone that is also a ketone.
What part of speech is ketolactone?
Ketolactone is a noun.
What is the plural of ketolactone?
The plural of ketolactone is ketolactones.

Words near ketolactone in the dictionary

  1. ketoisovaleric acid
  2. ketoketenimine
  3. ketoketenimines
  4. ketol
  5. Ketola
  6. ketolactone
  7. ketolactones
  8. Ketolas
  9. ketolase
  10. ketolases
  11. ketolated

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