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Lactone vs Cardanolide - What's the difference?

lactone | cardanolide |

As nouns the difference between lactone and cardanolide

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while cardanolide is (organic compound) any of a class of steroid lactones that, as plant glycosides, are toxic.

lactone

English

(wikipedia lactone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

    • Usage notes

    * Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. ?- 3-membered, ?- 4-membered

    cardanolide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cardanolide) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of steroid lactones that, as plant glycosides, are toxic

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