lactonization

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noun

Reaction with, or conversion into a lactone.

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nounlactonization (countable and uncountable, plural lactonizations)

plural lactonizations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryReaction with, or conversion into a lactone.

Origin

  1. Latinlac
  2. Englishlacto-
  3. GermanKeton
  4. Englishketone
  5. Englishlactone
  6. Englishlactonization

From lactone + -ization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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