Meanings
verblactonize (third-person singular simple present lactonizes, present participle lactonizing, simple past and past participle lactonized)
present singular third person lactonizes · participle present lactonizing · participle past lactonized · past lactonized
- chemistryTo convert (a hydroxy acid) into a lactone
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APA
lactonize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactonize
MLA
“lactonize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactonize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactonize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactonize.
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