sotolon

English

Alternative forms

• sotolone

Noun

sotolon (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A lactone and extremely powerful aroma compound, which smells of fenugreek or curry at high concentrations and maple syrup or caramel at lower concentrations.

Synonyms

• caramel furanone, sugar lactone, fenugreek lactone

Translations

sotolon

• German: Sotolon
• Japanese: ソトロン (sotoron)