Definitions For Lactone

Noun

LACTONE (plural LACTONEs) (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

Usage notes

Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. α- 3-membered, β- 4-membered

Translations

Catalan: lactona, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 內酯, sc=Hani, 内酯, tr=nèizhǐ, sc=Hani Finnish: laktooni French: lactone, f German: Lacton, n Polish: lakton, m Spanish: lactona, f

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Is Lactone a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Lactone is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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