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propiolactone

propiolactone noun: either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and β-propiolactone.

Noun

propiolactone (countable and uncountable, plural propiolactones)

  1. Either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and β-propiolactone.

Forms of propiolactone

pluralpropiolactones

Questions about propiolactone

What does propiolactone mean?
Propiolactone means either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and β-propiolactone.
What part of speech is propiolactone?
Propiolactone is a noun.
What is the plural of propiolactone?
The plural of propiolactone is propiolactones.

Words near propiolactone in the dictionary

  1. propinquity
  2. propinquous
  3. propinyl
  4. propinyls
  5. propioceptive
  6. propiolactone
  7. propiolactones
  8. propiolaldehyde
  9. propiolate
  10. propiolates
  11. propiolic acid

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