lactone

As a noun lactone

is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between lactose and lactone

is that lactose is the disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, (a product of glucose and galactose) used as a food and in medicinal compounds while lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and lactone

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

As nouns the difference between lactone and glucuronolactone

is that lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while glucuronolactone is the lactone of glucuronic acid.

As nouns the difference between lactone and antimycin

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while antimycin is any of several lactone antibiotics, some of which are used for controlling fungi in fish farms.

In organic chemistry terms the difference between lactone and peptidolactone

is that lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while peptidolactone is any lactone derived from hydroxy derivatives of amino acids.

As nouns the difference between lactone and gluconolactone

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while gluconolactone is (organic compound) the lactone of gluconic acid.

As nouns the difference between lactone and glycolide

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while glycolide is (organic compound) a lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound.

As nouns the difference between lactone and pantolactone

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while pantolactone is (organic compound) the lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid.