azlactones

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A form of azlactone — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of azlactone
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