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deesterify

deesterify verb: to remove ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis.

Verb

deesterify (third-person singular simple present deesterifies, present participle deesterifying, simple past and past participle deesterified)

  1. To remove ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis

Forms of deesterify

third-person singular presentdeesterifies
present participledeesterifying
past participledeesterified
pastdeesterified

Origin of deesterify

From de- + esterify.

Questions about deesterify

What does deesterify mean?
Deesterify means to remove ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis.
What part of speech is deesterify?
Deesterify is a verb.
What is the past tense of deesterify?
The past tense of deesterify is deesterified.

Words near deesterify in the dictionary

  1. deestablishment
  2. deesterification
  3. deesterifications
  4. deesterified
  5. deesterifies
  6. deesterify
  7. deesterifying
  8. deet
  9. deethylase
  10. deethylases
  11. deethylation

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