kavalactone

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noun

Any of a class of lactone compounds found in the kava shrub.

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nounkavalactone (plural kavalactones)

plural kavalactones

  1. chemistryAny of a class of lactone compounds found in the kava shrub.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kavapyrone

Origin

  1. Proto-Oceanic*kawaʀ
  2. Proto-Polynesian*kawa
  3. Tongankava
  4. Englishkava
  5. Latinlac
  6. Englishlacto-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. Englishlactone
  10. Englishkavalactone

From kava + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kavalactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactoneiodolactoneketolactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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