iodolactone

I1O1D2O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any lactone having a hydrogen atom replaced by one of iodine

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nouniodolactone (plural iodolactones)

plural iodolactones

  1. chemistryAny lactone having a hydrogen atom replaced by one of iodine

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  2. Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  6. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  7. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  8. Englishiodo-
  9. Latinlac
  10. Englishlacto-
  11. GermanKeton
  12. Englishketone
  13. Englishlactone
  14. Englishiodolactone

From iodo- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with iodolactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactonekavalactoneketolactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“iodolactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodolactone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodolactone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodolactone.

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