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Where does “esterification” come from?

Esterification comes from German Ester, from Latin -ficatio, a suffix denoting the process or result of making or doing something.

esterification (English): Any reaction that results in the production of...

Definitions

  1. Any reaction that results in the production of...

Ancestry of “esterification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
2GermanEsterester
3LatinEsthēr—
4Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
5Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—

Words derived from “esterification”

  • reesterification
  • deesterification
  • thioesterification
  • intraesterification
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