Reesterify
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Reesterify is a verb meaning (transitive, organic chemistry) To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism.
Meaning
(transitive, organic chemistry) To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism.
Word Forms
- reesterifies
- reesterifying
- reesterified
- re-esterify
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deesterify, esterify, methylesterify, etherify, interesterify, monoesterify.
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