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lactones

lactones is the plural of lactone.

Meaning of lactone

Noun

lactone (plural lactones)

  1. A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

Questions about lactones

What is lactones the plural of?
Lactones is the plural of lactone.

Words near lactones in the dictionary

  1. lactonase
  2. lactonases
  3. lactonazi
  4. lactonazis
  5. lactone
  6. lactones
  7. lactonic
  8. lactonisation
  9. lactonisations
  10. lactonised
  11. lactonitrile

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