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lactonize

lactonize verb: to convert (a hydroxy acid) into a lactone.

Verb

lactonize (third-person singular simple present lactonizes, present participle lactonizing, simple past and past participle lactonized)

  1. To convert (a hydroxy acid) into a lactone

Forms of lactonize

third-person singular presentlactonizes
present participlelactonizing
past participlelactonized
pastlactonized

Questions about lactonize

What does lactonize mean?
Lactonize means to convert (a hydroxy acid) into a lactone.
What part of speech is lactonize?
Lactonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of lactonize?
The past tense of lactonize is lactonized.

Words near lactonize in the dictionary

  1. lactonisations
  2. lactonised
  3. lactonitrile
  4. lactonization
  5. lactonizations
  6. lactonize
  7. lactonized
  8. lactonizes
  9. lactonizing
  10. lactonohydrolase
  11. lactonolysis

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