Butenolide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Butenolide is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybut-2-enoic acid (one of the isomers of furanone); any of its derivatives.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybut-2-enoic acid (one of the isomers of furanone); any of its derivatives.
Word Forms
- butenolides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include butanolide, butenone, butanolid, butenol, bisorbibutenolide, butenedione.
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