Ester

Word ESTER
Character 5
Hyphenation es ter
Pronunciations /ˈɛstə/

Definitions and meanings of "Ester"

What do we mean by ester?

Any of a class of compounds derived from an oxyacid, usually resulting from the reaction of an oxyacid and an alcohol with the elimination of water. noun

Same as compound ether (which see, under ether). noun

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. noun

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. noun

Formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water noun

A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ester

The word "ester" in example sentences

Then tell me if amino adenosine triacid ester is a genome. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bradord: Then tell me if amino adenosine triacid ester is a genome. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bradford: Then tell me if amino adenosine triacid ester is a genome. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The reason why the Cori ester is found only in washed muscle is that with the washing water an enzyme is removed, i.e. a protein substance with a special catalytic effect, which moves phosphoric acid from one end of the sugar molecule, the 1-position to the opposite, the previously known 6-position. ❋ Unknown (1964)

Mr. Oehler said that the cost of CleanStim will fall once it catches on and Halliburton can buy larger volumes of ingredients, such as maltodextrin, a sweetener and shower-gel component, and organic ester, which is found in liquid egg products and hairspray. ❋ Ryan Dezember (2010)

The drug can only be released when it detaches from the PLA polymer chain, which occurs gradually by a reaction called ester hydrolysis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So google only really knows about the asian midget pr0n. ester ossavir ❋ Unknown (2009)

Evacetrapib is designed to inhibit cholesteryl ester transfer protein, or CETP, which is involved in transferring cholesterol particles from HDL—considered the "good" cholesterol—to LDL, referred to as "bad" cholesterol. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)

It seems more probable that the air conditioner creates a negative pressure, drawing in the warm outside air through the leaks. ester squishyalt ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's really about pressure differential and the world's attempt to equalize the pressures. ester matthewabel ❋ Unknown (2010)

April 24, 2010 at 12: 19 AM neat, I think I'll do this when I'm bored one day jbarns ester ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dalcetrapib belongs to a class of drug known as CETP inhibitors, which are designed to change cholesterol ester transfer protein activity to raise HDL cholesterol. ❋ Sten Stovall (2011)

I spoke to Gavin Sacks at Cornell about this and, while I would never attempt to speak for Gavin, he said that there is not a minerality ester in wine chemistry -- nothing to indicate we know what we're talking about when we refer to a wine's "minerality." ❋ Unknown (2009)

But if there is no corresponding ester in wine to confirm our experience, where does it come from? ❋ Unknown (2009)

IR3535, the imposingly named biopesticide registered in the United States in 1999, is shorthand for an ethyl ester, a complicated organic compound. ❋ Bill Chameides (2011)

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