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Meaning of "lactone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LACTONE

lactone  [ˈlæktəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LACTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Lactone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LACTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lactone

In chemistry, a lactone is a cyclic ester which can be seen as the condensation product of an alcohol group -OH and a carboxylic acid group -COOH in the same molecule. It is characterized by a closed ring consisting of two or more carbon atoms and a single endocyclic oxygen atom, coupled with an adjacent ketone.

Definition of lactone in the English dictionary

The definition of lactone in the dictionary is any of a class of organic compounds formed from hydroxy acids and containing the group -COC-, where the carbon atoms are part of a ring.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LACTONE


acetone
ˈæsɪˌtəʊn
baritone
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
histone
ˈhɪstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
Menton
mɛnˈtəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
ringtone
ˈrɪŋˌtəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
spironolactone
ˌspaɪrənəʊˈlæktəʊn
stone
stəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
tone
təʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LACTONE

lactic acid
lactiferous
lactiferousness
lactific
lactifluous
lactivism
lactivist
lacto-ovo-vegetarian
lacto-vegetarian
lactobacilli
lactobacillus
lactoflavin
lactogenic
lactoglobulin
lactometer
lactonic
lactoprotein
lactoscope
lactose
lactosuria

WORDS THAT END LIKE LACTONE

birthstone
bluestone
brownstone
capstone
cobblestone
Crotone
Ecclestone
Gladstone
greystone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
monotone
moonstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
stepping stone
touchstone
two-tone

Synonyms and antonyms of lactone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lactone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LACTONE

Find out the translation of lactone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lactone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lactone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

内酯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lactona
570 millions of speakers

English

lactone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लैक्टोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اكتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лактон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lactona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lactone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lactone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lactone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lacton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラクトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

락톤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lactone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lacton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாக்டோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लैक्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lakton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lattone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lakton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лактон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lactonă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λακτόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laktoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lakton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lakton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lactone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LACTONE»

The term «lactone» is regularly used and occupies the 80.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LACTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lactone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACTONE»

Discover the use of lactone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lactone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Flavors
Chart 254 Lactones Compound Empirical FEMA FDA CAS# 4-hydroxy-2- butenoic acid gamma-lactone C4H402 4138 — 497-23-4 gamma butyrolactone ( 4 hydroxy butanoic C4H602 3291 — 96-46-0 acid lactone) gamma 4 hydroxy 3 ...
Dolf De Rovira, 2008
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The Persistence of Lactones in the Environment: Probing the ...
5.3 Experimental Section 5.3.1 Materials N-butyryl-DL-homoserine lactone (C4), N-hexanoyl-DL-homoserine lactone (C6), N-heptanoyl-DL-homoserine lactone ( C7), N-octanoyl-DL-homoserine lactone (C8), N-decanoyl-DL-homoserine ...
Lijian He, 2007
3
The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of N-acylated ...
Stereochemistry of the lactone ring is important. In general the natural L- stereoisomer of the lactone ring is needed for activity. There are few exceptions, as we have discovered an AHL LasR activator with D stereochemistry. Because of this ...
Grant David Geske, 2008
4
Focus on Statin Research
Metabolic Properties of Lactone Forms Generally, the access channels for hydrophobic substrates of CYPs are positioned near the surface of membrane and hydrophobic compounds dissolved in the membrane can directly enter these  ...
B. A. Wong, 2006
5
Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology
When CPT stability in the microspheres is determined, the drug is extracted from the particles and the overall lactone-to-carboxylate ratio is measured (8). The total lactone content includes the contributions of lactone precipitated in the matrix, ...
Donald L. Wise, 2000
6
Polysaccharides II
1.3.4.1 D-Glucono-1,5-Lactone Formation and Stability In contrast to D-glucono-1 ,4-lactone, the 1,5-lactone exhibits pronounced instability. Depending on the applied conditions, the lactone will be in equilibrium withthe corresponding ...
Dieter Klemm, 2006
7
Carbamate Triserine Lactone Receptors for Anion Recognition
Anion recognition, and it's binding and transport, is now a major field of molecular recognition chemistry because of its importance in biochemistry, medicine, pharmacy, analytical chemistry, and catalysis.
Yizhe Wang, 2007
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The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Physiology V1: Chemistry and ...
The C10H1605 dicarboxylic acid should be called “senecic acid,” and the C10H1404 monocarboxylic acid monolactone should be called “senecic acid lactone.” Such a convention will be observed in the present discussion. Senecio acid ...
R. H. F. Manske, Henry Lavergne Holmes, 1965
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Vitamin D Handbook: Structures, Synonyms, and Properties
Time course of bone calcium mobilization induced in rats and dose- response of 1,25-(OH)2D3 26,23-lactone diastereo- mers in intestinal calcium transport and bone calcium mobilization reported. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1985, 242(1), 82-89;  ...
G. W. A. Milne, M. Delander, 2008
10
Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients
656, 662, 696, 702 l-Hydroxybutan-2-one, 66l l-Hydroxy-2-butanone, 263 3- Hydroxy-2-butanone, see Acetoin, 6, 654, 66l, 694, 696,702,8l4,8l9 4-Hydroxy-2- butenoic acid lactone. 662, 696, 702 3(or 4)-Hydroxybutyric acid, lactone, see ...
‎1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lactone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Computational Prediction and Validation of BAHD1 as a Novel …
... which is a sesquiterpene lactone that inhibits activation of the NF-κ B pathway. It significantly inhibited the stimulus-induced activation of the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Targeting the Pim kinases in multiple myeloma
Antimyeloma activity of the sesquiterpene lactone cnicin: impact on Pim-2 kinase as a novel therapeutic target. J Mol Med (Berl) 2012; 90: ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Biological evaluation and determination of the absolute …
... a β-chloro-α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated ε-lactone. Compound 2 appeared a probable biosynthetic precursor of chloromonilicin, while bromomonilicin ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Europe anti caking agents market-growth, trends and forecast (2015 …
... Europe are silicon dioxide, calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, Sodium gluconate, Calcium gluconate, Glucono delta-lactone among others. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
5
Lavender lube has none of the chemicals of many 'personal lubricants'
... glucono delta-lactone, methylparaben and sodium hydroxide as antiseptic and preservative additives. Perhaps not something we'd all like to ... «Treehugger, Jun 15»
6
Foal Owners Beware: The Danger of Ascarids
“Given the high prevalence of macrocyclic lactone (a drug classification to which ivermectin belongs) resistance in ascarid populations, ... «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
7
Organic odysseys
Later, to construct the 10-membered lactone bridge, they created a quinone methide (an exocyclic alkene conjugated into the ring) on one side ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jun 15»
8
EFSA Estimates Safe Caffeine Intakes
... typical concentrations in such beverages (about 300–320, 4 000 and 2 400 mg/L of caffeine, taurine and d-glucurono-γ-lactone, respectively) ... «Sleep Review, Jun 15»
9
EFSA opinion on the safety of caffeine
... effects of caffeine in combination with common ingredients of energy drinks (specifically taurine and D-glucorono-γ lactone) and concluded ... «HealthCanal.com, Jun 15»
10
UK Anti Caking Market 2015-2020 - Growth, Trends And Forecasts …
... Europe are silicon dioxide, calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, Sodium gluconate, Calcium gluconate, Glucono delta-lactone among others. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»

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