Definitions for lactone
ˈlæk toʊnlac·tone

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1. lactonenoun

   A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

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1. Lactone

   Lactones are cyclic carboxylic esters, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure (−C(=O)−O−), or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.Lactones are formed by intramolecular esterification of the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acids, which takes place spontaneously when the ring that is formed is five- or six-membered. Lactones with three- or four-membered rings (α-lactones and β-lactones) are very reactive, making their isolation difficult. Special methods are normally required for the laboratory synthesis of small-ring lactones as well as those that contain rings larger than six-membered.

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1. Lactonenoun

   one of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid

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1. 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 coupled with an adjacent ketone.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lactone in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lactone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lactone
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactone
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lactone
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lactone