dilactone

D2I1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any compound containing two lactone groups

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

noundilactone (plural dilactones)

plural dilactones

  1. chemistryAny compound containing two lactone groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Latinlac
  8. Englishlacto-
  9. GermanKeton
  10. Englishketone
  11. Englishlactone
  12. Englishdilactone

From di- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dilactone

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Cite this entry
APA

dilactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilactone

MLA

“dilactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilactone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilactone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilactone.

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