trilactone

T1R1I1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any compound that contains three lactone groups

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
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Meanings

nountrilactone (plural trilactones)

plural trilactones

  1. chemistryAny compound that contains three lactone groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Latinlac
  7. Englishlacto-
  8. GermanKeton
  9. Englishketone
  10. Englishlactone
  11. Englishtrilactone

From tri- + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trilactone

spironolactonelactoneanislactonebislactonedilactoneenterolactoneiminolactoneiodolactonekavalactoneketolactonemacrolactonemevalolactoneoligolactonepeptidolactonepolylactonethiolactonexylonolactone
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Anagrams

clonitrate
Cite this entry
APA

trilactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trilactone

MLA

“trilactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trilactone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trilactone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trilactone.

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