depside

[ dep-sahyd, -sid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of a group of esters formed from two or more phenol carboxylic acid molecules.

depside

/ -sɪd; ˈdɛpsaɪd /

noun

1. any ester formed by the condensation of the carboxyl group of one phenolic carboxylic acid with the hydroxyl group of another, found in plant cells

Word History and Origins

Origin of depside¹

1905–10; < Greek déps(ein) to tan, soften + -ide ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of depside¹

C20: deps- , from Greek depsein to knead + -ide