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monoesters

monoesters is the plural of monoester.

Meaning of monoester

Noun

monoester (plural monoesters)

  1. An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid containing only a single ester group.
    • Frederick B. Power and Frank Tutin have experimentally confirmed the observations of Carré, that at temperatures above 110° the interaction between phosphoric acid and glycerole results in the production of varying amounts of diester accompanying the monoester or glycerophosphoric acid.1905, “Progress in Pharmacy”, in The American Journal of Pharmacy, page 287

Questions about monoesters

What is monoesters the plural of?
Monoesters is the plural of monoester.

Words near monoesters in the dictionary

  1. monoesterases
  2. monoesterification
  3. monoesterifications
  4. monoesterified
  5. monoesterify
  6. monoesters
  7. monoestrous
  8. monoestry
  9. monoethanolamide
  10. monoethanolamides
  11. monoethanolamine

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