Ester

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a class of organic compounds corresponding to the inorganic salts and formed from an organic acid and an alcohol.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water. It contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as compound ether (which see, under ether).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
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    Chester    Esther    Hester    Kester    Leicester    Lester    Nester    Nestor    Sylvester    fester   
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    esters    methyl    ketone    acetate    benzoate    ethers    amide    nitrite    polyvinyl    cellulose