lactone

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Usage notes
  - 1.1.2 Translations

English [edit]

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Lactone

Noun [edit]

lactone (plural lactones)

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

Usage notes [edit]

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

Translations [edit]

cyclic intramolecular ester

Chinese:

Mandarin: 內酯 (cmn), 内酯 (cmn) (nèizhǐ)
Finnish: laktooni (fi)

French: lactone (fr) f
German: Lacton (de) n
Polish: lakton (pl) m

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