ester
Pronunciation: /ɛs.te/
“ester” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:
verb
- to appear
- to be
noun
In French
- Molécule obtenue par la réaction chimique entre un alcool et un oxoacide.
- Comparaître devant un tribunal; poursuivre en justice.
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ester (given a spelling-pronunciation), from Classical Latin stāre (cf. the juridical Medieval Latin senses).
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More French words
- esteilles
- esteillois
- estelaire
- estelin
- ester en jugement
- ester méthylique d’acide gras
- ester méthylique d’huile végétale
- ester sec-butylique de l’acide acétique
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