xylonolactone

X8Y4L1O1N1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

Any lactone derived from a xylonic acid.

OriginEnglish lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nounxylonolactone (plural xylonolactones)

plural xylonolactones

  1. Any lactone derived from a xylonic acid.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  4. Englishxylo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  6. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  7. Frenchglucose
  8. Englishglucosebf.
  9. Englishxylose
  10. Englishxylonic
  11. Latinlac
  12. Englishlacto-
  13. GermanKeton
  14. Englishketone
  15. Englishlactone
  16. Englishxylonolactone

From xylonic acid + lactone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with xylonolactone

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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