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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ester
a chemical compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C

Etymology: (1850–55; < G (1848), prob. b. Essig vinegar and Ätherether)

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1. (noun) ester
formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

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1. (noun) ester
an ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc

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