kavalactone

English

Etymology

From kava +‎ lactone.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æktəʊn

Noun

kavalactone (plural kavalactones)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of lactone compounds found in the kava shrub.

Hyponyms

• dehydrokavain
• dehydromethysticin
• desmethoxyyangonin
• dihydrokavain
• dihydromethysticin
• dihydroyangonin
• hydroxykavain
• kavain
• methoxyyangonin
• methysticin
• tetrahydroyangonin
• yangonin

Related terms

• kavapyrone