kavalactone

== English == === Etymology === From kava + lactone. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æktəʊn === Noun === kavalactone (plural kavalactones) (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