"reesterify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reesterifies [present, singular, third-person], reesterifying [participle, present], reesterified [participle, past], reesterified [past]
Etymology: From re- + esterify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|esterify}} re- + esterify Head templates: {{en-verb}} reesterify (third-person singular simple present reesterifies, present participle reesterifying, simple past and past participle reesterified)
  1. (transitive, organic chemistry) To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Synonyms: re-esterify Derived forms: reesterification

Inflected forms

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