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esterify

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

es·ter·i·fy

verb \e-ˈster-ə-ˌfī\
es·ter·i·fiedes·ter·i·fy·ing

Definition of ESTERIFY

transitive verb
: to convert into an ester
es·ter·i·fi·ca·tion \-ˌster-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

First Known Use of ESTERIFY

1898

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