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galactonolactone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
galactono-lac-tone
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxepan-2-one, of galactonic acid

Uncountable

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What does galactonolactone mean?
The lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxepan-2-one, of galactonic acid

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