esterification
- a word derived from esterify.
Example Sentences
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After years of effort, they were able to achieve that attachment via a chemical process known as Fischer esterification.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024
"How cholesterol that enters the cell through NPC1L1 reaches the endoplasmic reticulum for esterification and regulation of cholesterol synthesis has been a longstanding mystery," Tontonoz said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
This is where an enzyme called ACAT2 prepares the cholesterol for packaging and transport, in a process called esterification.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
If the authorities did ban home esterification, though, enthusiasts who wished to declare independence from the oil companies could go down another route.
From Economist ● Dec. 1, 2011
Especially interesting appears the fact of plants utilising sugars for the esterification of acids, just as glycerol or monohydric alcohols may be employed for the same purpose.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
