English Explanatory Dictionary

dilactone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any compound containing two lactone groups

Word forms

dilactone dilactones

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English dilactone From di- + lactone.

Derived words

macrodilactone
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