"lactone" meaning in English

See lactone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlæktəʊn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lactone.wav Forms: lactones [plural]
Rhymes: -æktəʊn Etymology: From lacto- + -one. Etymology templates: {{af|en|lacto-|-one}} lacto- + -one Head templates: {{en-noun}} lactone (plural lactones)
  1. (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid. Wikipedia link: lactone Categories (topical): Organic compounds Related terms: butanolide Translations (cyclic intramolecular ester): lactona [feminine] (Catalan), 內酯 (Chinese Mandarin), 内酯 (nèizhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), laktooni (Finnish), lactone [feminine] (French), Lacton [neuter] (German), lattone [masculine] (Italian), lakton [masculine] (Polish), lactona [feminine] (Spanish), lakton (Turkish)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lacto-",
        "3": "-one"
      },
      "expansion": "lacto- + -one",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lacto- + -one.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lactones",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lactone (plural lactones)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with lacto-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -one",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Organic compounds",
          "orig": "en:Organic compounds",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "anislactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "bislactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "boschnialactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "dilactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "enterolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "iminolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "iodolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "juniper lactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "kavalactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "ketolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "lactam"
        },
        {
          "word": "lactonase"
        },
        {
          "word": "lactonic"
        },
        {
          "word": "lactonisation"
        },
        {
          "word": "lactonization"
        },
        {
          "word": "macrolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "mevalolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "mevalonolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "nepetalactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "oligolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "peptidolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "polylactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "spironolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "thiolactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "trilactone"
        },
        {
          "word": "xylonolactone"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid."
      ],
      "id": "en-lactone-en-noun-GIMpkhAo",
      "links": [
        [
          "organic chemistry",
          "organic chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "cyclic",
          "cyclic"
        ],
        [
          "intramolecular",
          "intramolecular"
        ],
        [
          "ester",
          "ester"
        ],
        [
          "hydroxy acid",
          "hydroxy acid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "butanolide"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lactona"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "word": "內酯"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nèizhǐ",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "word": "内酯"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "word": "laktooni"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lactone"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Lacton"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lattone"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lakton"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lactona"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
          "word": "lakton"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lactone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæktəʊn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lactone.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æktəʊn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lactone"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anislactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "bislactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "boschnialactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "dilactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "enterolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "iminolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "iodolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "juniper lactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "kavalactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "lactam"
    },
    {
      "word": "lactonase"
    },
    {
      "word": "lactonic"
    },
    {
      "word": "lactonisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "lactonization"
    },
    {
      "word": "macrolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "mevalolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "mevalonolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "nepetalactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "oligolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "peptidolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "polylactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "spironolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "thiolactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "trilactone"
    },
    {
      "word": "xylonolactone"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lacto-",
        "3": "-one"
      },
      "expansion": "lacto- + -one",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lacto- + -one.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lactones",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lactone (plural lactones)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "butanolide"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with lacto-",
        "English terms suffixed with -one",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/æktəʊn",
        "Rhymes:English/æktəʊn/2 syllables",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "en:Organic compounds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "organic chemistry",
          "organic chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "cyclic",
          "cyclic"
        ],
        [
          "intramolecular",
          "intramolecular"
        ],
        [
          "ester",
          "ester"
        ],
        [
          "hydroxy acid",
          "hydroxy acid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lactone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæktəʊn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lactone.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lactone.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æktəʊn"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lactona"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "word": "內酯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nèizhǐ",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "word": "内酯"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "word": "laktooni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lactone"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lacton"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lattone"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lakton"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lactona"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "cyclic intramolecular ester",
      "word": "lakton"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lactone"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lactone meaning in English (3.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (bb46d54 and 0c3c9f6). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.