lactonizev.
/ˈlaktənʌɪz/ Chemistry.
transitive and intransitive. To change into a lactone.
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1912 Chem. Abstr. 6 1133 The HCl seems to lactonize the Et pyruvate, while on pyruvic acid it acts in 2 ways, either esterifying and then lactonizing, or vice versa.
1939 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 61 3198/1 The strong tendency of tetrahydrohydroxyabietic acid..to lactonize further complicated the oxidation experiments.
Derivatives
ˈlactonized adj.
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1939 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 61 3199/2 A rapid method for hydrolysis of lactonized dihydroabietic acid by caustic fusion has been developed.
ˈlactonizing adj.
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1967 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 94 1975/1 The mutation affects the activity of the lactonizing enzyme in one of two possible ways.
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