exaltolide vs lactone

exaltolide and lactone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exaltolide	Yes	No	No	No
lactone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lactone is a hypernym of exaltolide; that is, lactone is a word with a broader meaning than exaltolide:

exaltolide: the macrocyclic lactone having fifteen carbon atoms; it has a musky scent, similar to exaltone.
lactone: a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

exaltolide (noun)	lactone (noun)
the macrocyclic lactone having fifteen carbon atoms; it has a musky scent, similar to exaltone.	a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.