Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ester"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ester \Es"ter\, n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German
chemist.] (Chem.)
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic
radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic
or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin
and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ester
n : formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with
elimination of water
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