macrolactone

As nouns the difference between terms and macrolactone

is that terms is while macrolactone is (organic chemistry) any macrocyclic lactone.

Macrolactone is a related term of macrolide.

In organic chemistry terms the difference between macrolide and macrolactone

is that macrolide is a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least twelve atoms while macrolactone is any macrocyclic lactone.

In organic chemistry terms the difference between lactone and macrolactone

is that lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while macrolactone is any macrocyclic lactone.

As an adjective macrocyclic

is (chemistry|of an organic compound) having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms.

As a noun macrolactone is

(organic chemistry) any macrocyclic lactone.