Meanings
nounanislactone (plural anislactones)
plural anislactones
- chemistryA sesquiterpenoid lactone derived from Illicium merrillianum.
Origin
anis + lactone, coined by Y Fukuyama, JM Huang
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Rhymes with anislactone
spironolactonelactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactoneiodolactonekavalactoneketolactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
anislactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anislactone
MLA
“anislactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anislactone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anislactone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anislactone.
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