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deesterification

deesterification noun: the removal of ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis.

Noun

deesterification (countable and uncountable, plural deesterifications)

  1. The removal of ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis
    • After ELF-EMF exposure for 3 days, the cells were loaded with HEPES-buffered salt solution (HBSS) containing Fura 2-AM (5 μM, Dojindo, Japan) and 0.01% pluronic acid-127 (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) for 45 min at 37°C and then incubated in fresh HBSS for another 30 min to allow deesterification of the...2016 March 8, “Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Promote In Vitro Neuronal Differentiation and Neurite Outgrowth of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells via Up-Regulating TRPC1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of deesterification

pluraldeesterifications

Origin of deesterification

From de- + esterification.

Questions about deesterification

What does deesterification mean?
Deesterification means the removal of ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis.
What part of speech is deesterification?
Deesterification is a noun.
What is the plural of deesterification?
The plural of deesterification is deesterifications.

Words near deesterification in the dictionary

  1. deesis
  2. deess
  3. deesses
  4. deest
  5. deestablishment
  6. deesterification
  7. deesterifications
  8. deesterified
  9. deesterifies
  10. deesterify
  11. deesterifying

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