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ester

(es′tər)

noun

an organic compound, comparable to an inorganic salt: generally, HR (inorganic acid) +ROH (alcohol) = RR (ester) + HO (water) or RCOOH (organic acid) + ROH = RCOOR (ester) + HO

Origin: Ger, contr. < essigäther < essig, vinegar (< L acetum: see aceto-) + äther (< L aether), ether

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noun

Any of a class of organic compounds corresponding to the inorganic salts and formed from an organic acid and an alcohol.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: , short for Essigäther

Origin: : Essig, vinegar (from Middle High German ezzich, from Old High German ezzīh, from Latin acētum; see ak- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + Äther, ether (from Latin aethēr; see ether)

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