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muconolactone

muconolactone noun: a lactone, (5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetic acid, formally derived from a muconic acid.

Noun

muconolactone (uncountable)

  1. A lactone, (5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetic acid, formally derived from a muconic acid

Questions about muconolactone

What does muconolactone mean?
Muconolactone means a lactone, (5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetic acid, formally derived from a muconic acid.
What part of speech is muconolactone?
Muconolactone is a noun.

Words near muconolactone in the dictionary

  1. muconates
  2. muconic
  3. muconic acid
  4. muconic acids
  5. muconodular
  6. muconolactone
  7. mucopeptic
  8. mucopeptide
  9. mucopeptides
  10. mucoperichondrial
  11. mucoperichondrium

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