Meanings
nounmacrolactonization (countable and uncountable, plural macrolactonizations)
plural macrolactonizations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe formation of a macrolactone.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishlactone
- Englishmacrolactone
- Englishmacrolactonization
From macrolactone + -ization.
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macrolactonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrolactonization
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“macrolactonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrolactonization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrolactonization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrolactonization.
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