macrolactone

M3A1C3R1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any macrocyclic lactone

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nounmacrolactone (plural macrolactones)

plural macrolactones

  1. chemistryAny macrocyclic lactone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Latinlac
  8. Englishlacto-
  9. GermanKeton
  10. Englishketone
  11. Englishlactone
  12. Englishmacrolactone

From macro- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with macrolactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactoneiodolactonekavalactoneketolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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