"esterify" meaning in English

See esterify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: esterifies [present, singular, third-person], esterifying [participle, present], esterified [participle, past], esterified [past]
Etymology: From ester + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ester|ify}} ester + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} esterify (third-person singular simple present esterifies, present participle esterifying, simple past and past participle esterified)
  1. (chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester. Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: deesterify, esterifiable, interesterify, polyesterify, reesterify, thioesterify Translations (Translations): 酯化 (zi² faa³) (Chinese Cantonese), 酯化 (zhǐhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), veresteren (Dutch), estérifier (French), esterificare (Italian), a esterifica (Romanian), esterificar (Spanish), esteru (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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