azlactone

A1Z10L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nounazlactone (plural azlactones)

plural azlactones

  1. chemistryAny of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  6. Frenchazote
  7. Englishazote
  8. Englishazo-
  9. Latinlac
  10. Englishlacto-
  11. GermanKeton
  12. Englishketone
  13. Englishlactone
  14. Englishazlactone

From azo- + lactone.

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APA

azlactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azlactone

MLA

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Chicago

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