Definitions For Esterification

Noun

ESTERIFICATION (plural ESTERIFICATIONs) (organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester : (pdf) from :: Vinylcyclopropane 19 is readily converted to diester 22 by oxidative cleavage followed by esterification.

Derived terms

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Translations

Irish: eistearúchán, m Maori: whakapāharetanga

Etymology

ester + ification

Is Esterification a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
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English International (SOWPODS) YES
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Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21

The word Esterification is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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