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esterify

esterify verb: to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.

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.

Forms of esterify

third-person singular presentesterifies
present participleesterifying
past participleesterified
pastesterified

Origin of esterify

From ester + -ify.

Words formed from esterify

Questions about esterify

What does esterify mean?
Esterify means to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
What part of speech is esterify?
Esterify is a verb.
What is the past tense of esterify?
The past tense of esterify is esterified.

Words near esterify in the dictionary

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

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