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Esterify Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ify

Esterify has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

change (a compound) into an ester

2

To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.

See Also
esterifying esterifies acid ester reesterify esterifiable gallotannin esterize
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change state
Rhyming Words
ify reify waify edify deify unify ignify nidify wikify verify ramify minify aerify ossify sanify finify munify ethify notify omnify
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