How do you pronounce lactone?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæktəʊn/.

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lactone

/ˈlæktəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

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Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone From lacto- + -one.

lactones (plural)

acetolactone anislactone azlactone bislactone boschnialactone dilactone enterolactone iminolactone iodolactone kavalactone ketolactone lactam

dehydrocostus lactone juniper lactone massoia lactone

butanolide

spironolactone dilactone

How do you pronounce lactone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæktəʊn/.
What does lactone mean?: A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
Where does lactone come from?: Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone From lacto- + -one.

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