propiolactone

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noun

Either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and β-propiolactone.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounpropiolactone (countable and uncountable, plural propiolactones)

plural propiolactones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryEither of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and β-propiolactone.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 丙內酯 /丙内酯
  • 丙內酯 /丙内酯 (bǐngnèizhǐ)Translations
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