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mevalolactone

mevalolactone noun: the lactone of mevalonic acid.

Noun

mevalolactone (uncountable)

  1. The lactone of mevalonic acid
    • Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 ).2016 March 4, “Different Polar Metabolites and Protein Profiles between High- and Low-Quality Japanese Ginjo Sake”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of mevalolactone

From mevalonic acid + lactone.

Words that rhyme with mevalolactone

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Questions about mevalolactone

What does mevalolactone mean?
Mevalolactone means the lactone of mevalonic acid.
What part of speech is mevalolactone?
Mevalolactone is a noun.

Words near mevalolactone in the dictionary

  1. MeV
  2. Mevagissey
  3. mevaldate
  4. mevaldates
  5. mevaldic acid
  6. mevalolactone
  7. mevalonate
  8. mevalonates
  9. mevalonic
  10. mevalonic acid
  11. mevalonolactone

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