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lactonic

lactonic adjective: of, relating to, or derived from, lactone.

Adjective

lactonic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from, lactone.
    • a lactonic ester

Origin of lactonic

From lactone + -ic.

Questions about lactonic

What does lactonic mean?
Lactonic means of, relating to, or derived from, lactone.
What part of speech is lactonic?
Lactonic is an adjective.

Words near lactonic in the dictionary

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

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