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reesterifying

reesterifying is the present participle and gerund of reesterify.

Meaning of reesterify

Verb

reesterify (third-person singular simple present reesterifies, present participle reesterifying, simple past and past participle reesterified)

  1. (transitive) To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism

Questions about reesterifying

What is reesterifying the present participle and gerund of?
Reesterifying is the present participle and gerund of reesterify.

Words near reesterifying in the dictionary

  1. reesterification
  2. reesterifications
  3. reesterified
  4. reesterifies
  5. reesterify
  6. reesterifying
  7. reestimate
  8. reestimated
  9. reestimates
  10. reestimating
  11. reestimation

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