lactone

From lacto- +‎ -one.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæktəʊn/

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• Rhymes: -æktəʊn

lactone (plural lactones)

1. (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

• Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered

• butanolide

• octenal

From lact- +‎ -one.

• IPA^(key): /lak.tɔn/

lactone f (plural lactones)

1. lactone

• “lactone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.