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Where does “monoester” come from?

monoester (English) comes from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

monoester (English): An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a...

Definitions

  1. An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a...

Ancestry of “monoester”, step by step

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

Words derived from “monoester”

  • phosphomonoesterase
  • phosphomonoester
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