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diester

diester noun: any organic compound containing two ester functional groups.

Noun

diester (plural diesters)

  1. any organic compound containing two ester functional groups

Forms of diester

pluraldiesters

Origin of diester

From di- + ester.

Words formed from diester

Questions about diester

What does diester mean?
Diester means any organic compound containing two ester functional groups.
What part of speech is diester?
Diester is a noun.
What is the plural of diester?
The plural of diester is diesters.

Words near diester in the dictionary

  1. diesinkers
  2. diesinking
  3. diesis
  4. diesohol
  5. diest
  6. diester
  7. diesterase
  8. diesterases
  9. diesterification
  10. diesterifications
  11. diesterified

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