"ester" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛstɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɛstə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ester.wav Forms: esters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From German Ester, perhaps a contraction or abstraction of Essigäther (“ethyl acetate”), from Essig (“vinegar”) (from Latin acetum) and Äther (“ether”). See ether for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Ester}} German Ester, {{der|en|la|acetum}} Latin acetum, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} ester (plural esters)
  1. (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom. Wikipedia link: ester Categories (topical): Organic compounds Translations (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom): èster [masculine] (Catalan), (chí) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), (zhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 酯類 (Chinese Mandarin), 酯类 (zhǐlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 𨤎 (yán) [obsolete] (Chinese Mandarin), ester [masculine] (Czech), ester [masculine] (Dutch), ester (Estonian), esteri (Finnish), ester [masculine] (French), Ester [masculine] (German), εστέρας (estéras) [masculine] (Greek), észter (Hungarian), ester (Indonesian), estere [masculine] (Italian), エステル (esuteru) (Japanese), អេស្ទែ (ʼeestɛɛ) (Khmer), 에스터 (eseuteo) (Korean), 에스테르 (eseutereu) (Korean), ester (Malay), hākawa (Maori), pāhare (Maori), ester [masculine] (Polish), éster [masculine] (Portuguese), ester [masculine] (Romanian), сло́жный эфи́р (slóžnyj efír) [masculine] (Russian), éster [masculine] (Spanish), ester (Swedish), ester (Turkish), есте́р (estér) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ester [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ester-en-noun-vPcmBpHA Categories (other): Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Derived forms: acetylesterase, aminoester, carboxylesterase, diester, elastomultiester, enamino ester, esmolol, esterase, estergum, esterification, esterify, esterize, hemiester, hydroxy ester, iminoester, interester, isoester, jojoba ester, ketoester, monoester, nonester, oligoester, orthoester, oxyester, perester, phosphite ester, phosphoester, polyesteramide, polyphosphoester, selenoester, silicon ester, thioester, transesterification, transesterify, triester

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The thiol-coenzyme-A ester formed by R-arylpropionic acid can bind to triglyceride to form a “hybrid” triglyceride: such hybrid triglycerides can cause alteration of fatty-acid metabolism and membrane function, and a lipophilic triglyceride–propionic-acid hybrid would be able to cross lipid membranes such as the blood–brain barrier.",
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          "ref": "1996, Steven Ashley, “Composite car structures pass the crash test”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 118, number 12, page 60:",
          "text": "The effort’s primary material systems are vinyl esters and polyurethanes, reinforced with inexpensive chopped-glass rovings. Automated glass-fiber preforming processes and high-rate molding procedures are being studied in an effort to reduce cycle times and production costs substantially.",
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      "word": "phosphoester"
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      "word": "polyesteramide"
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      "word": "polyphosphoester"
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        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
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          "ref": "1991, Malcolm B. Hale et al., “New Products and Markets for Menhaden, Brevoortia spp.”, in Marine Fisheries Review, volume 53, number 4, page 47:",
          "text": "To produce a test material containing at least 75 percent omega-3 polyunsaturates, the menhaden triglycerides are transesterified to produce fatty acid ethyl esters. The esters are reacted with urea dissolved in hot ethanol and the solution is cooled overnight.",
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          "ref": "1991, W. F. Kean, C. J. L. Lock, H. E. Howard-Lock, “Chirality in antirheumatic drugs”, in The Lancet, volume 338, →DOI, page 1567:",
          "text": "The thiol-coenzyme-A ester formed by R-arylpropionic acid can bind to triglyceride to form a “hybrid” triglyceride: such hybrid triglycerides can cause alteration of fatty-acid metabolism and membrane function, and a lipophilic triglyceride–propionic-acid hybrid would be able to cross lipid membranes such as the blood–brain barrier.",
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          "ref": "1996, Steven Ashley, “Composite car structures pass the crash test”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 118, number 12, page 60:",
          "text": "The effort’s primary material systems are vinyl esters and polyurethanes, reinforced with inexpensive chopped-glass rovings. Automated glass-fiber preforming processes and high-rate molding procedures are being studied in an effort to reduce cycle times and production costs substantially.",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
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      "roman": "zhǐlèi",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "esteri"
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ester"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "ester"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "estere"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "esuteru",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "エステル"
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      "roman": "ʼeestɛɛ",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "អេស្ទែ"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eseuteo",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "에스터"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eseutereu",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "에스테르"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "ester"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "hākawa"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "pāhare"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ester"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éster"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ester"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slóžnyj efír",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сло́жный эфи́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éster"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "ester"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "word": "ester"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "estér",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "есте́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ester"
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}

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