transesterification

[trans-uh-ster-uh-fi-key-shuhn, tranz-]

trans·es·ter·i·fi·ca·tion

[trans-uh-ster-uh-fi-key-shuhn, tranz-]
noun Chemistry.
a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.

Origin:
trans- + esterification
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Transesterification is always a great word to know.
So is melamine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins
a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base, or a vessel containing such a preparation
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