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