esterify
English
Etymology
ester + -ify
Verb
esterify (third-person singular simple present esterifies, present participle esterifying, simple past and past participle esterified)
- (chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
Derived terms
- deesterify
- esterifiable
- interesterify
- polyesterify
- reesterify
- thioesterify