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lac·tone \ˈlakˌtōn\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lact- + -one : any of a class of inner esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids formed typically by the loss of a molecule of water from the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups of the acids, characterized by the carbonyl-oxy grouping −OCO− in a ring, and classed according to the position of the hydroxyl group in the parent acid < gamma-lactones from gamma-hydroxy acids contain five-membered rings and delta-lactones from delta-hydroxy acids contain 6-membered rings > — compare sultone • lac·ton·ic \(ˈ)lak|tänik\ adjective |