ester
A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Ester
сло́жный эфи́рslóžnyj efír
есте́рestér
organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
Examples
2 sentencesNot all esters smell good.
deNicht alle Ester riechen gut. — Yorwba
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Ester, possibly a blend of Essig + Äther. See ether for more.Borrowed from German Ester, possibly a blend of Essig + Äther. See ether for more.
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