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lactol

lactol noun: any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group.

Noun

lactol (plural lactols)

  1. any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group

Forms of lactol

plurallactols

Origin of lactol

lacto- + -ol

Questions about lactol

What does lactol mean?
Lactol means any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group.
What part of speech is lactol?
Lactol is a noun.
What is the plural of lactol?
The plural of lactol is lactols.

Words near lactol in the dictionary

  1. lactoglutamates
  2. lactoglutathione
  3. lactoglyceride
  4. lactoglycerides
  5. lactoglycerol
  6. lactol
  7. lactolate
  8. lactolated
  9. lactolation
  10. lactols
  11. lactolysis

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