Monoester
//ˌmɒnəʊˈɛstə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid containing only a single ester group.
"Frederick B. Power and Frank Tutin have experimentally confirmed the observations of Carré, that at temperatures above 110° the interaction between phosphoric acid and glycerole results in the production of varying amounts of diester accompanying the monoester or glycerophosphoric acid."
Example
More examples"Frederick B. Power and Frank Tutin have experimentally confirmed the observations of Carré, that at temperatures above 110° the interaction between phosphoric acid and glycerole results in the production of varying amounts of diester accompanying the monoester or glycerophosphoric acid."
Etymology
From mono- + ester.
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