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Acid ester
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lactone
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Wiktionary
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n. (context organic chemistry English) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
Wikipedia
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Lactones are cyclic esters of hydroxycarboxylic acids , containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring. Lactones are formed by intramolecular esterification of ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lactone \Lac"tone\, n. (Chem.) One of a series of organic compounds, being cyclic esters which may be 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 ...