lactone

(lak′tōn′)

noun

any of a group of organic cyclic esters formed by the elimination of a molecule of water from the OH and COOH groups of a molecule of a hydroxy acid

Origin: lact(o)- + -one

See lactone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An anhydride formed by the removal of a water molecule from the hydroxyl and carboxyl radicals of hydroxy acids.

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Origin: lact(o)-

Origin: + -one

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