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Meaning
noun formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
originFrom German Ester, perhaps a contraction or abstraction of Essigäther (“ethyl acetate”), from Essig (“vinegar”) (from Latin acetum) and Äther (“ether”). See ether for more.
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