enterolactone

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noun

The lignan lactone rac-(8α,8'β)-3,3'-dihydroxylignano-9,9'-lactone; a phytoestrogen produced by intestinal microflora from precursors in plant food

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounenterolactone (usually uncountable, plural enterolactones)

plural enterolactones

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe lignan lactone rac-(8α,8'β)-3,3'-dihydroxylignano-9,9'-lactone; a phytoestrogen produced by intestinal microflora from precursors in plant food

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Latinlac
  7. Englishlacto-
  8. GermanKeton
  9. Englishketone
  10. Englishlactone
  11. Englishenterolactone

From entero- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enterolactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneiminolactoneiodolactonekavalactoneketolactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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