lactone

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lac·tone | \ ˈlak-ˌtōn

Definition of lactone

: any of various cyclic esters formed from hydroxy acids

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Recent Examples on the Web Another clean fragrance brand, St. Rose, imbues its creations with a macrocyclic synthetic musk called juniper lactone to lend scents like St. Rose’s Desert Nomad an earthy bounce. — ELLE, 30 Apr. 2022 Ivermectin was developed by Merck in the 1970s, decades before molnupiravir, and is classified as a macrocyclic lactone. — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021 The company was able to biosynthesize the musk fragrance compounds by leveraging its lactone production technology with its lipid platform. — John Cumbers, Forbes, 12 May 2021 Those similar substances include flavonoids, a group of plant metabolites that have antioxidant effects, and sesquiterpene lactones, a class of chemical compounds that are known to have anti-inflammatory properties, Merville said. — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 4 May 2016

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