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esterify
[e-
ster
-
uh
-fahy]
/ɛˈstɛr əˌfaɪ/
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Word Origin
verb (used with or without object)
,
esterified,
esterifying.
Chemistry.
1.
to convert into an
ester
.
Origin of
esterify
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1900-1905
First recorded in
1900-05;
ester
+
-ify
Related forms
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esterifiable,
adjective
esterification,
noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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British Dictionary definitions for
esterify
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esterify
/
ɛˈstɛrəˌfaɪ
/
verb
-fies,
-fying,
-fied
1.
(
chem
) to change or cause to change into an ester
Derived Forms
esterification,
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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