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Caprolactone

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epsilonnoun(mathematics) An arbitrarily small quantity.
caprolactamnoun(organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.
lactonenoun(organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
macrolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any macrocyclic lactone
chlorolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any chloro derivative of a lactone
spirolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any spiro compound in which one of the rings is a lactone
butyrolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
oligolactonenoun(organic chemistry) An oligomeric lactone
valerolactonenoun(organic chemistry) The lactone of hydroxypentanoic acid
propiolactonenoun(chemistry) Either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and β-propiolactone.
ribonolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any lactone of ribonic acid
ketolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any lactone that is also a ketone
peptidolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from hydroxy derivatives of amino acids.
ribolactonenoun(organic chemistry) The lactone of ribonic acid
halolactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any halogenated lactone
carlactonenoun(organic chemistry) The lactone 3-methyl-5-{[(1Z,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]oxy}furan-2(5H)-one that is a plant hormone
pantolactonenoun(organic chemistry) The lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid
polylactonenoun(organic chemistry) Any (sometimes cyclic) polymer whose monomers are hydroxy acids
galactonolactonenoun(organic chemistry) The lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxepan-2-one, of galactonic acid
enterolactonenoun(organic chemistry) The lignan lactone rac-(8α,8'β)-3,3'-dihydroxylignano-9,9'-lactone; a phytoestrogen produced by intestinal microflora from precursors in plant food

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