ESTER
\ˈɛstə], \ˈɛstə], \ˈɛ_s_t_ə]\
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An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
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An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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Compound ether, a substance produced by the substitution of the hydrogen in an acid by a hydrocarbon radical; it is an alcohol "salt".
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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