Definition
A chemical compound containing two lactone rings (five- or six-membered rings with a carbon-oxygen double bond).
Etymology
From di- (two) + lactone (a cyclic ester formed from hydroxy acids). Lactone derives from lactic acid. The term developed in organic chemistry to name compounds with dual ring structures.
Kelly Says
Dilactones appear in some natural antibiotics and pharmaceutical compounds—their dual-ring structure makes them particularly stable and useful for fighting infections or treating diseases.
Translations
ARالعربية
ديلكتون
di-lak-ton
BNবাংলা
ডিলাক্টন
di-lak-ton
CACatalà
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
CSČeština
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
DADansk
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
DEDeutsch
Dialacton
di-a-lak-ton
ELΕλληνικά
διλακτόνη
di-lak-to-ni
ESEspañol
dilactona
di-lakt-o-na
FAفارسی
دیلاکتون
di-lak-ton
FISuomi
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
FRFrançais
dilactone
di-lak-to-n
GUGU
ડાઇલેક્ટોન
dai-lek-ton
HAHA
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
HEעברית
דיליקטון
di-li-kton
HIहिन्दी
डाइलेक्टोन
di-lai-kton
HUMagyar
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
IDBahasa Indonesia
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
IGIG
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
ITItaliano
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
KMKM
ឌីលាក្តូន
di-lak-ton
MRMR
डायलेक्टोन
dai-lek-ton
MSBahasa Melayu
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်လက်တုန်း
dau-lak-to-ne
NLNederlands
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
NONorsk
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
PAPA
ਡਾਈਲੈਕਟਨ
dai-lai-kton
PLPolski
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
PTPortuguês
dilactona
di-lakt-o-na
RORomână
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
RUРусский
дилактон
di-lak-ton
SVSvenska
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
SWKiswahili
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
TAதமிழ்
டைலாக்டோன்
tai-la-ak-ton
TEతెలుగు
డైలక్టోన్
dai-lak-ton
THไทย
ไดแกลคโตน
dai-glak-ton
TLTL
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
TRTürkçe
dilakton
di-lak-ton
UKУкраїнська
дилактон
di-lak-ton
URاردو
ڈائیلیکٹون
dai-lai-kton
VITiếng Việt
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
YOYO
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne
ZUZU
dilactone
di-lak-to-ne