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— English word —

• lactone n. (Organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

— In French —

• lactone n.f. (Biochimie) Un hétérocycle oxygéné, provenant de la cyclisation…

11 English words from the English definition

acid chemistry cyclic derived ester from hydroxy hydroxy␣acid intramolecular Organic Organic␣chemistry

1 English word from the foreign definition

cyclisation

5 foreign words from the foreign definition

Biochimie de␣la hétérocycle oxygéné provenant

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

lactones

46 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

azlactones dilactones bislactones trilactones decalactones halolactones iodolactones kavalactones ketolactones momilactones mycolactones nagilactones polylactones thiolactones caprolactones chojalactones iminolactones macrolactones oligolactones sorgolactones spirolactones aldonolactones butyrolactones chlorolactones enterolactones eurycolactones harzialactones indololactones propiolactones strigolactones xylonolactones hydroxylactones macrodilactones peptidolactones spironolactones cabralealactones eurycomalactones jaborosalactones longipedlactones mevalonolactones amphidinolactones isoobtusilactones pentalenolactones polycaprolactones polyvalerolactones hydroxyhalolactones

94 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

azlactone dilactone bislactone carlactone ebelactone trilactone anislactone decalactone halolactone iodolactone kavalactone ketolactone momilactone mycolactone nagilactone polylactone ribolactone thiolactone abieslactone bromolactone caprolactone chojalactone desmolactone iminolactone macrolactone oligolactone onikulactone pantolactone sorgolactone spirolactone testolactone vibralactone alantolactone aldonolactone butyrolactone chlorolactone enterolactone eurycolactone gentiolactone gulonolactone harzialactone indololactone mevalolactone muconolactone nepetalactone obtusilactone propiolactone ribonolactone strigolactone valerolactone +44 words

24 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

act Act ACT act. Act. A.C.T. A.␣C.␣T. acton Acton act␣on CTO lac Lac LAc LAC lact- lacto- one -one ton TON -ton tone Tone

11 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cal Cal cal. Cal. eno- not NOT not. Not. OTC TCA

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

octenal

32 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

accolent acetonyl balconet bel␣canto call␣note can␣belto Carleton celatone cleanout clean␣out colonate Coltrane conepatl conflate covalent ecotonal falconet lace␣into lactofen lactogen lactones Lancelot noetical octangle octenals outlance placento- tailcone tail␣cone teclozan tholance Toltecan

26 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

acetol Acteon Alecto at␣once Calton Canelo cantel cantle Catone Celano Celona cental coleta coltan Colten encoat etalon lancet Lancet late␣on leanto lean-to locant locate octane tolane

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

lactose

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