polylactone

P3O1L1Y4L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any (sometimes cyclic) polymer whose monomers are hydroxy acids

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nounpolylactone (plural polylactones)

plural polylactones

  1. chemistryAny (sometimes cyclic) polymer whose monomers are hydroxy acids

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Latinlac
  6. Englishlacto-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. Englishlactone
  10. Englishpolylactone

From poly- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with polylactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactoneiodolactonekavalactoneketolactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonethiolactonetrilactonexylonolactone
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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