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Where does “phosphoester” come from?

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

phosphoester (English): A phosphate ester

Definitions

  1. A phosphate ester

Ancestry of “phosphoester”, step by step

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

Words derived from “phosphoester”

  • monophosphoester
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →