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Where does “ester” come from?

Ester comes from German Ester, a term of unknown ultimate origin that emerged in chemical nomenclature during the development of organic chemistry.

ester (English): A compound most often formed by the condensation...

Definitions

  1. A compound most often formed by the condensation...

Ancestry of “ester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsterester
2LatinEsthēr—
3Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
4Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—

Words derived from “ester”

  • polyester
  • cholinesterase
  • phosphodiesterase
  • esterase
  • acetylcholinesterase
  • esterification
  • transesterification
  • phosphodiester
  • thioester
  • interesterification
  • anticholinesterase
  • diester
  • thioesterase
  • pseudocholinesterase
  • butyrylcholinesterase
  • monoester
  • phosphoester
  • copolyester
  • esterify
  • triester
  • ketoester
  • oligoester
  • reesterification
  • phosphomonoesterase
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