ester
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ester /ˈɛstə/
▶noun Chemistry an organic compound made by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group.
– derivatives
esterify /ɛˈstɛrɪfʌɪ/ verb (esterifies, esterifying, esterified).
esterify /ɛˈstɛrɪfʌɪ/ verb (esterifies, esterifying, esterified).
– origin C19: from Ger., prob. from a blend of Essig ‘vinegar’ and Äther ‘ether’.
'ester' also found in these Oxford entries:
acetate
- acrylate
- adipate
- ascorbate
- aspartate
- -ate
- barbiturate
- benzoate
- butanoate
- butyrate
- cacodylate
- caproate
- carbamate
- carboxylate
- chlorate
- citrate
- cyanate
- cyanide
- folate
- formate
- fulminate
- fumarate
- gallate
- glutamate
- glyceride
- hyaluronate
- iodate
- lactate
- lactone
- linoleate
- malate
- maleate
- methacrylate
- nicotinate
- nitrate
- nitrite
- oleate
- organophosphate
- oxalate
- palmitate
- pantothenate
- perchlorate
- periodate
- phosphate
- phthalate
- picrate
- polyester
- propionate
- pyruvate
