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esterify

[ e-ster-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

Chemistry.
esterified, esterifying.
  1. to convert into an ester.


esterify

/ ɛˈɛəˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. chem to change or cause to change into an ester
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱھˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱi·ھa· adjective
  • ·ٱi·ھ·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of esterify1

First recorded in 1900–05; ester + -ify
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Example Sentences

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However, cholesterol, whether synthesized by our own bodies or derived from the diet, can be esterified with saturated fats to increase circulating blood cholesterol.

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It was found that the normal primary alcohols were all esterified at about the same rate, the secondary alcohols more slowly than the primary, and the tertiary alcohols still more slowly.

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It is well known that di-ortho-substituted benzoic acids are esterified with difficulty.

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The residual OH groups of the cellulose are esterified and substitution by an NO2 group takes place in the aromatic residue, giving a mixed nitric nitrobenzoic ester.

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The alcohols are estimated by conversion into their acetic esters, which are then saponified with standard alcoholic potash, thereby furnishing a measure of the amount of alcohol esterified.

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