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esterify
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Esterify
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es·ter·i·fy
/
ɛˈstɛr
əˌfaɪ
/
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e-
ster
-
uh
-fahy
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
es·ter·i·fied,
es·ter·i·fy·ing.
Chemistry
.
to convert into an
ester
.
Origin:
1900–05;
ester
+
-ify
Related forms
es·ter·i·fi·a·ble,
adjective
es·ter·i·fi·ca·tion,
noun
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esterify
(ɛˈstɛrəˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
chem
to change or cause to change into an ester
esterifi'cation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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