verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism transitive

Etymology

From re- + esterify.

Related phrases

fatty acid

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