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lactonic
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lactonic, a. [From Lactone.].
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a lactone. [1913 Webster]
lactonic, a. [From Lactose.].
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of milk sugar (lactose). [1913 Webster]
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