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macrolactone.

Any macrocyclic lactone

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

Any macrocyclic lactone

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English macrolactone From macro- + lactone.

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