Esterify
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Esterify is a verb meaning (chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
Meaning
(chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
Word Forms
- esterifies
- esterifying
- esterified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include etherify, thioesterify, reesterify, methylesterify, deesterify, monoesterify.
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