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lactonize

[ lak-toh-nahyz ]
/ ˈlæk toʊˌnaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), lac·to·nized, lac·to·niz·ing.

to change into a lactone.

Nearby words

  1. lactogenic hormone,
  2. lactoglobulin,
  3. lactometer,
  4. lactone,
  5. lactonic,
  6. lactoprotein,
  7. lactorrhea,
  8. lactoscope,
  9. lactose,
  10. lactosuria
Also especially British, lac·to·nise.

Origin of lactonize

First recorded in 1910–15; lactone + -ize
Related formslac·to·ni·za·tion, noun
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