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mevalonolactone

mevalonolactone noun: the lactone form of mevalonic acid, formed by internal condensation of its terminal alcohol and carboxylic acid functional groups.

Noun

mevalonolactone (plural mevalonolactones)

  1. The lactone form of mevalonic acid, formed by internal condensation of its terminal alcohol and carboxylic acid functional groups.

Forms of mevalonolactone

pluralmevalonolactones

Origin of mevalonolactone

From mevalonic + -o- + lactone.

Questions about mevalonolactone

What does mevalonolactone mean?
Mevalonolactone means the lactone form of mevalonic acid, formed by internal condensation of its terminal alcohol and carboxylic acid functional groups.
What part of speech is mevalonolactone?
Mevalonolactone is a noun.
What is the plural of mevalonolactone?
The plural of mevalonolactone is mevalonolactones.

Words near mevalonolactone in the dictionary

  1. mevalolactone
  2. mevalonate
  3. mevalonates
  4. mevalonic
  5. mevalonic acid
  6. mevalonolactone
  7. mevalonolactones
  8. mevastatin
  9. mevinolin
  10. mevinphos
  11. Mevlevi

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