ester
English
/ˈɛstɚ/, /ˈɛstə/
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ester derived from Latin acetum (vinegar) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eḱ-
Gloss
sharp, pointed, edgy
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ify English
- acetic English
- acetimeter English
- acetum English
- acetyl English
- acetylcholinesterase English
- acetylesterase English
- acicular English
- acid English
- acne English
- acrimonious English
- acrimony English
- acrobat English
- acrylic English
- amide English
- amino English
- aminoester English
- biopolyester English
- butyrylcholinesterase English
- carboxyl English
- carboxylesterase English
- cholinesterase English
- copolyester English
- deesterification English
- deesterify English
- diester English
- diesterase English
- diesterification English
- elastomultiester English
- esmolol English
- esterase English
- estergum English
- esterifiable English
- esterification English
- esterify English
- esterize English
- exacerbate English
- gum English
- hemiester English
- homopolyester English
- imino English
- iminoester English
- interester English
- interesterify English
- intraesterification English
- isoester English
- ketoester English
- methyl English
- monoester English
- monoesterase English
- monoesterification English
- monoesterify English
- monophosphoester English
- nonester English
- nonpolyester English
- oligoester English
- orthoester English
- oxide English
- oxyester English
- pectinesterase English
- perester English
- phosphodiester English
- phosphoester English
- phosphoesterase English
- phosphomonoester English
- polyester English
- polyesteramide English
- polyesterase English
- polyesterification English
- polyesterify English
- polyesterurethane English
- polyphosphoester English
- polythioester English
- propionylcholinesterase English
- reesterification English
- reesterify English
- selenoester English
- thioester English
- thioesterase English
- thioesterification English
- thioesterify English
- trans- English
- transesterify English
- triester English
- acer Latin
- acerbātus Latin
- acervus Latin
- acetosus Latin
- acetulum Latin
- acetum Latin
- acia Latin
- acies Latin
- aciēs Latin
- acumen Latin
- acuo Latin
- acus Latin
- acuō Latin
- acūmen Latin
- acūta Latin
- acūtus Latin
- exacum Latin
- mediocris Latin
- mediocritās Latin
- occa Latin
- ācris Latin
- Essigsäureethylester German
- Ester German
- Estergruppe German
- Polyester German
- Thioester German
- acciaiare Italian
- acciaiatura Italian
- acciaiolo Italian
- cacume Italian
- cacuminale Italian
- acetaat Dutch, Flemish
- ester Dutch, Flemish
- verestering Dutch, Flemish
- acerbité French
- acetilo Spanish, Castilian
- παρακονάω Ancient Greek
- παροξυσμός Ancient Greek
- ἀκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκίς Ancient Greek
- ἀκακία Ancient Greek
- ἀκαχμένος Ancient Greek
- ἀκμή Ancient Greek
- ἀκτή Ancient Greek
- ἀκωκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκόνη Ancient Greek
- ἄκαινα Ancient Greek
- ἄκρον Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ἄστυ Ancient Greek
- ὀξυόεις Ancient Greek
- ὀξύμωρος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- *aḱanā Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂egʷs-ih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l-, *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱmoros Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱst- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱstis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱus Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂oḱetis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱmō Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru, *aḱr(u) Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂óḱris Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- aceton Norwegian Bokmål
- *agjō Proto-Germanic
- *ahaz Proto-Germanic
- *ahsą Proto-Germanic
- *akwisī Proto-Germanic
- *burzô Proto-Germanic
- エステル Japanese
- ポリエステル Japanese
- poliester Polish
- aceton Norwegian Nynorsk
- ateggjan Old Norse
- eggjan Old Norse
- áeggjan Old Norse
- ǫgr Old Norse
- *ocьtъ Proto-Slavic
- *ostrъ Proto-Slavic
- *osьla̋ Proto-Slavic
- aguillete Old French
- oțet Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ezzih Old High German
- ašs Latvian
- aiguillette Middle French
- 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄 Gothic
- aghborre Old Swedish
- 에스터 Korean
- 에스테르 Korean
- *akēō Proto-Italic
- *(a)tsāna Proto-Albanian
- *akˢka Proto-Albanian
- *atˢa Proto-Albanian
- *aϑ- Proto-Albanian
- *akstis Proto-Balto-Slavic
- akwam Tocharian B
- akwatse Tocharian B
- āk Tocharian B
- āka Tocharian B
- āśce Tocharian B
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian
- *aśras bat-pro
- gum
- -ify
- acid
- acne
- oxide
- imino
- amino
- amide
- acetum
- acetyl
- methyl
- acetic
- trans-
- diester
- esmolol
- acrylic
- acrobat
- oxyester
- carboxyl
- isoester
- nonester
- esterase
- perester
- estergum
- esterize
- acrimony
- triester
- esterify
- acicular
- thioester
- monoester
- polyester
- ketoester
- hemiester
- iminoester
- interester
- aminoester
- deesterify
- acetimeter
- oligoester
- diesterase
- reesterify
- orthoester
- exacerbate
- copolyester
- selenoester
- acrimonious
- polyesterify
- biopolyester
- polyesterase
- thioesterify
- esterifiable
- monoesterase
- nonpolyester
- monoesterify
- thioesterase
- phosphoester
- homopolyester
- interesterify
- transesterify
- polythioester
- acetylesterase
- esterification
- cholinesterase
- phosphodiester
- polyesteramide
- pectinesterase
- phosphoesterase
- elastomultiester
- reesterification
- diesterification
- monophosphoester
- carboxylesterase
- deesterification
- phosphomonoester
- polyphosphoester
- polyesterurethane
- thioesterification
- monoesterification
- polyesterification
- intraesterification
- acetylcholinesterase
- butyrylcholinesterase
- propionylcholinesterase