lactone

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

Usage notes

 * Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered

Translations

 * Catalan: lactona
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: laktooni
 * French:
 * German: Lacton
 * Italian: lattone
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: lactona
 * Turkish: lakton

Etymology
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