ester (redirected from ester linkage)

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´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.