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lactonize

American  
[lak-toh-nahyz] / ˈlæk toʊˌnaɪz /
especially British, lactonise

verb (used with or without object)

lactonized, lactonizing

  1. to change into a lactone.

Other Word Forms

  • lactonization noun

Etymology

Origin of lactonize

First recorded in 1910–15; lactone + -ize

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