monoester
noun
mono·es·ter
ˈmä-nō-ˌe-stər 
: an ester (as of a dibasic acid) that contains only one ester group
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First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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monoester
noun
mono·es·ter
ˈmän-ō-ˌes-tər
: an ester (as of a dibasic acid) that contains only one ester group
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