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valerolactone

valerolactone noun: the lactone of hydroxypentanoic acid.

Noun

valerolactone (uncountable)

  1. The lactone of hydroxypentanoic acid

Origin of valerolactone

From valer(ian) + -o- + lactone.

Words formed from valerolactone

Questions about valerolactone

What does valerolactone mean?
Valerolactone means the lactone of hydroxypentanoic acid.
What part of speech is valerolactone?
Valerolactone is a noun.

Words near valerolactone in the dictionary

  1. valeritrine
  2. Valerius
  3. Valero
  4. valero-
  5. valerol
  6. valerolactone
  7. valerone
  8. valeronitrile
  9. valerophenone
  10. Valeros
  11. Valery

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