Meanings
nounlactone (plural lactones)
plural lactones
- chemistryA cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
Origin
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishlactone
Translations
Catalan lactona
- lactonacyclic intramolecular ester
Chinese Mandarin 內酯 /内酯
- 內酯 /内酯 (nèizhǐ)cyclic intramolecular ester
Finnish laktooni
- laktoonicyclic intramolecular ester
French lactone
- lactonecyclic intramolecular ester
German Lacton
- Lactoncyclic intramolecular ester
Italian lattone
- lattonecyclic intramolecular ester
Polish lakton
- laktoncyclic intramolecular ester
Spanish lactona
- lactonacyclic intramolecular ester
Turkish lakton
- laktoncyclic intramolecular ester
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lactone
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Cite this entry
APA
lactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactone
MLA
“lactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactone.
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