ketolactone

K5E1T1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any lactone that is also a ketone

OriginEnglish lactone ← Latin lac ← German Keton →
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Meanings

nounketolactone (plural ketolactones)

plural ketolactones

  1. chemistryAny lactone that is also a ketone

Origin

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Latinlac
  5. Englishlacto-
  6. Englishketone
  7. Englishlactone
  8. Englishketolactone

From keto- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ketolactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactoneiodolactonekavalactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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