lactone
/ˈlæktəʊn/noun
lactone is spelled L-A-C-T-O-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lactone means “A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lactone is lactones.
How many letters and syllables are in lactone?
| Letters | 7: L-A-C-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lactone?
Lactone appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lactone?
- /ˈlæktəʊn/
Lactone has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lactone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lactone
- lactones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lactone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lactone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cyclic intramolecular ester:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lactone come from?
From lacto- + -one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).