Mevalolactone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The lactone of mevalonic acid uncountable
"Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 )."
Example
More examples"Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 )."
Etymology
From mevalonic acid + lactone.
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