About The Word Ester
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Ester
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What's The Definition Of Ester?
[n] formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ester: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ester: animal oil | cerate | drying oil | essential oil | fat | fatty oil | fixed oil | glycerin | glycerin jelly | glycerogel | glycerogelatin | glycerol | glycerole | grease | hydrogenated fat | lipid | margarin | mineral oil | oil | olein | oleum | palmitin | polyunsaturated fat | sebum | stearin | tallow | triolein | tripalmitin | tristearin | unsaturated fat | vegetable oil | volatile oil See Also | banana oil | cellulose ester | cyclohexanol phthalate | ethyl acetate | glyceryl ester | maleate | nucleotide | organic compound | polyester | urethane Ester In Webster's Dictionary \Es"ter\, n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German
chemist.] (Chem.)
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic
radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic
or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin
and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
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