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Ester : (noun)
1: formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with
elimination of water
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ester : \Es"ter\, n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German
chemist.] (Chem.)
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic
radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic
or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin
and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ester, AK (CDP, FIPS 23460)
Location: 64.86126 N, 148.02454 W
Population (1990): 147 (87 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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