In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.
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Ester
//ˈɛstɚ//
Synonyms for "ester" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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1 entriesderived
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
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11 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 31 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- естер noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Catalan
1 entries- èster noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Chinese
1 entries- 酯 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 酯 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 酯 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
- 酯類 /酯类 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
- 𨤎 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Czech
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Dutch
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Esperanto
1 entries- estero noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Estonian
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Finnish
1 entries- esteri noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
French
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
German
1 entries- Ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Greek
1 entries- εστέρας noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֶסְטֶר noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Hungarian
1 entries- észter noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Indonesian
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Italian
1 entries- estere noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Japanese
1 entries- エステル noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Khmer
1 entries- អេស្ទែ noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Korean
2 entries- 에스터 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
- 에스테르 noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Malay
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Māori
2 entries- hākawa noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
- pāhare noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Polish
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Portuguese
1 entries- éster noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Romanian
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Russian
1 entries- сло́жный эфи́р noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Spanish
1 entries- éster noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Swedish
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Turkish
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Ukrainian
1 entries- есте́р noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Welsh
1 entries- ester noun (compound with carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
To produce a test material containing at least 75 percent omega-3 polyunsaturates, the menhaden triglycerides are transesterified to produce fatty acid ethyl esters. The esters are reacted with urea dissolved in hot ethanol and the solution is cooled overnight.
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The thiol-coenzyme-A ester formed by R-arylpropionic acid can bind to triglyceride to form a “hybrid” triglyceride: such hybrid triglycerides can cause alteration of fatty-acid metabolism and membrane function, and a lipophilic triglyceride–propionic-acid hybrid would be able to cross lipid membranes such as the blood–brain barrier.
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The effort’s primary material systems are vinyl esters and polyurethanes, reinforced with inexpensive chopped-glass rovings. Automated glass-fiber preforming processes and high-rate molding procedures are being studied in an effort to reduce cycle times and production costs substantially.
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