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esterified

esterified is the simple past and past participle of esterify.

Meaning of esterify

Verb

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

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

Adjective

esterified (comparative more esterified, superlative most esterified)

  1. (of an acid) Combined with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) combined with an acid, to form an ester.

Forms of esterified

comparativemore esterified
superlativemost esterified

Words formed from esterified

Questions about esterified

What does esterified mean?
Esterified means (of an acid) Combined with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) combined with an acid, to form an ester.
What is esterified the simple past and past participle of?
Esterified is the simple past and past participle of esterify.
What part of speech is esterified?
Esterified is an adjective.

Words near esterified in the dictionary

  1. Esterházy torte
  2. Esterházy tortes
  3. esterifiable
  4. esterification
  5. esterifications
  6. esterified
  7. esterifies
  8. esterify
  9. esterifying
  10. esterisation
  11. esterization

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