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es•ter
Pronunciation: (es'tur), [key]—
n. Chem.
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C
4H
8O
2, or dimethyl sulfate, C
2H
6SO
4.
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