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deesterifying

deesterifying is the present participle and gerund of deesterify.

Meaning of deesterify

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

Questions about deesterifying

What is deesterifying the present participle and gerund of?
Deesterifying is the present participle and gerund of deesterify.

Words near deesterifying in the dictionary

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

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