ester (redirected from Diester)

ester /es·ter/ (es´ter) a compound formed from an alcohol and an acid by removal of water.

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es·ter (str)

n.

Any of a class of organic compounds corresponding to the inorganic salts and formed from an organic acid and an alcohol, usually with the elimination of water.

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ester

[es′tər]

Etymology: Ger, Essigäther, acetic ether

a class of chemical compounds formed by the bonding of an alcohol and one or more organic acids, with the loss of a water molecule for each ester group formed. Fats are esters, produced by the bonding of fatty acids with the alcohol glycerol.

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ester (es´tur),

n a compound formed from alcohol and an acid.

ester linkage,

n the bonding between fatty acids and glycerol that characterizes true fats.

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ester

chemical combination of an alcohol and an acid. In domestic animals the most common linkage is glycerol with fatty acid to form glycerides.

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Patient discussion about Diester.

Q. Does anyone know an over the counter alternative to Lovaza, omega-3 acid ethyl esters? too expensive at Dr

A. there are all sort of companies that sell Omega-3, i buy from a company named Alsepa, but there are dozens of companies. but don't be tempted to buy a very cheap one, because they can be less purified.