esterify

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English

Etymology

From ester +‎ -ify.

Verb

esterify (third-person singular simple present esterifies, present participle esterifying, simple past and past participle esterified)

  1. (chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.

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