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esterize

esterize verb: to esterify; to convert into an ester.

Verb

esterize (third-person singular simple present esterizes, present participle esterizing, simple past and past participle esterized)

  1. (transitive) To esterify; to convert into an ester.

Forms of esterize

third-person singular presentesterizes
present participleesterizing
past participleesterized
pastesterized

Origin of esterize

From ester + -ize.

Questions about esterize

What does esterize mean?
Esterize means to esterify; to convert into an ester.
What part of speech is esterize?
Esterize is a verb.
What is the past tense of esterize?
The past tense of esterize is esterized.

Words near esterize in the dictionary

  1. esterifies
  2. esterify
  3. esterifying
  4. esterisation
  5. esterization
  6. esterize
  7. esterized
  8. esterizes
  9. esterizing
  10. Esterline
  11. Esterlines

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