Meanings
nounmevalonolactone (plural mevalonolactones)
plural mevalonolactones
- The lactone form of mevalonic acid, formed by internal condensation of its terminal alcohol and carboxylic acid functional groups.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishvalerian
- Englishvaleric
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishmevalonic
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- Englishlactone
- Englishmevalonolactone
From mevalonic + -o- + lactone.
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APA
mevalonolactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevalonolactone
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“mevalonolactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevalonolactone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mevalonolactone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevalonolactone.
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