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azlactone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
azlac-tone
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English azlactone From azo- + lactone.

Inflected Forms

azlactones (plural)

Questions

What does azlactone mean?
Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
Where does azlactone come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English azlactone From azo- + lactone.

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