- lac|tone
- lac|tone «LAK tohn», noun.Chemistry. any of a group of cyclic anhydrides produced by the loss of a molecule of water from the hydroxyl (-OH) and carboxyl (-COOH) radicals of hydroxy acids.
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tone — ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ace·tyl·ac·e·tone; alan·to·lac·tone; aq·ua·tone; bar·bi·tone; bar·i·tone; car·vo·ta·nac·e·tone; Chlo·re·tone; chro·ma·tone; civ·e·tone; demi·tone; de·oxy·cor·tone; di·tone; Dul·ci·tone; ec·o·tone; ei·gen·tone;… … English syllables
lac — ab·lac·ta·tion; aga·lac·tia; al·a·gui·lac; alan·to·lac·tone; al·lac·ta·ga; al·lac·tite; am·bu·lac·ral; am·bu·lac·ri·form; am·bu·lac·rum; an·a·ga·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tin; an·a·phy·lac·to·gen; an·a·phy·lac·toid;… … English syllables
lactone — lac·tone … English syllables
lactone — lac•tone [[t]ˈlæk toʊn[/t]] n. chem. any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids • Etymology: 1840–50; lact(ic acid)+ one lac•ton′ic ˈtɒn ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
propiolactone — Used to sterilize plasma, vaccines, and tissue grafts. * * * pro·pio·lac·tone .prō pē ō lak .tōn or ß pro·pio·lac·tone .bāt ə n a liquid disinfectant C3H4O2 * * * pro·pio·lac·tone (pro″pe o lakґtōn) a disinfectant effective against… … Medical dictionary
lactone — An intramolecular organic anhydride formed from a hydroxyacid by the loss of water between a hydroxyl and a –COOH group; a cyclic ester. * * * lac·tone lak .tōn n any of various cyclic esters formed from hydroxy acids compare … Medical dictionary
spironolactone — A diuretic agent that blocks the renal tubular actions of aldosterone. It increases the urinary excretion of sodium and chloride, decreases the excretion of potassium and ammonium, and reduces the titr … Medical dictionary
nepetalactone — nep·e·ta·lac·tone .nep ət ə lak .tōn n a compound C10H14O2 that is the chief constituent of the essential oil of catnip * * * nep·e·ta·lac·tone (nep″ə tə lakґtōn) the chief constituent of the aromatic volatile oil from the… … Medical dictionary
to — ace·to·ac·et·an·i·lide; ace·to·ac·e·tate; ace·to·ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tyl; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ace·to·bac·ter; ace·to·bu·ty·rate; ace·to·car·mine; ace·to·glyc·er·ide; ace·to·ki·nase; ace·to·me·roc·tol; ace·to·mor·phine; ace·to·naph·thone;… … English syllables
Lactone — Lac tone, n. (Chem.) One of a series of organic compounds, being cyclic esters which may be regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
