Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilactone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-lac-tone
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing two lactone groups

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English dilactone From di- + lactone.

Inflected Forms

dilactones (plural)

Derived Forms

macrodilactone

Rhymes With

spironolactone lactone

Questions

What does dilactone mean?: Any compound containing two lactone groups
Where does dilactone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English dilactone From di- + lactone.

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