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ester

es·ter [ éstər ] (plural es·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
organic compound: an organic, often fragrant compound formed in a reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of water

[Mid-19th century. < German, contraction of Essigäther "acetic ether"]
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