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esterolytic

esterolytic adjective: that splits / hydrolyzes esters to form alcohols and carboxylic acids.

Adjective

esterolytic (not comparable)

  1. That splits / hydrolyzes esters to form alcohols and carboxylic acids

Questions about esterolytic

What does esterolytic mean?
Esterolytic means that splits / hydrolyzes esters to form alcohols and carboxylic acids.
What part of speech is esterolytic?
Esterolytic is an adjective.

Words near esterolytic in the dictionary

  1. Esterlines
  2. esterling
  3. esterlings
  4. Esterly
  5. Esterlys
  6. esterolytic
  7. esteropeptidase
  8. esteropeptidases
  9. esters
  10. estes
  11. Estes Park

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