ester
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From German Essig-Äther "acetic acid ethyl ester".
[edit] Noun
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ester (plural esters)
- (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water. It contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
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compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom
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[edit] Estonian
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ester
- (organic chemistry) ester
[edit] French
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ester
- (law) To appear.
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This verb does not conjugate. It appears only in the infinitive.
[edit] Noun
ester m.
- (organic chemistry) ester
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[edit] Norwegian
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ester m. (definite singular esteren; indefinite plural estere; definite plural esterne)
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[edit] Old French
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Late Latin estō, from Latin stō (infinitive: stare). Compare with estre.
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ester
- to be
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- French: être
[edit] Polish
[edit] Noun
ester m.
- ester (organic compound)
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ester | estry |
| Genitive | estru | estrów |
| Dative | estrowi | estrom |
| Accusative | ester | estry |
| Instrumental | estrem | estrami |
| Locative | estrze | estrach |
| Vocative | estrze | estry |
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for ester | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | ester | estern | estrar | estrarna |
| Possessive form | esters | esterns | estrars | estrarnas |
ester c.
- ester
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