Definitions | ester |
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- (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water. It contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
Translations: - French: ester
- Spanish: éster
Etymology: From Essig-íther "acetic acid ethyl ester".
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