Medical Dictionary
lactonize
verb lac·to·nize
lac·to·nized or chiefly British lac·to·nisedlac·to·niz·ing or chiefly British lac·to·nis·ing
Medical Definition of LACTONIZE
transitive verb
: to convert into a lactone
intransitive verb
: to become converted into a lactone
—lac·to·ni·za·tion or chiefly British lac·to·ni·sa·tion \ˌlak-tə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Variants of LACTONIZE
lac·to·nize or chiefly British lac·to·nise \ˈlak-tə-ˌnīz\
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