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Fischer esterification

Fischer esterification noun: the esterification of a carboxylic acid by heating it with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid as the catalyst.

Noun

Fischer esterification (countable and uncountable, plural Fischer esterifications)

  1. The esterification of a carboxylic acid by heating it with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid as the catalyst.

Forms of Fischer esterification

pluralFischer esterifications

Origin of Fischer esterification

Named for Emil Fischer, the chemist who first described this reaction.

Questions about Fischer esterification

What does Fischer esterification mean?
Fischer esterification means the esterification of a carboxylic acid by heating it with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid as the catalyst.
What part of speech is Fischer esterification?
Fischer esterification is a noun.
What is the plural of Fischer esterification?
The plural of Fischer esterification is Fischer esterifications.

Words near Fischer esterification in the dictionary

  1. fiscally
  2. fiscals
  3. Fischbach
  4. Fischbaches
  5. Fischer
  6. Fischer esterification
  7. Fischer esterifications
  8. Fischer indole syntheses
  9. Fischer indole synthesis
  10. Fischer projection
  11. Fischer projections

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