esterify

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(e sterə fī′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
es•ter•i•fy  (e sterə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -fied, -fy•ing. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryto convert into an ester.
  • ester + -ify 1900–05
es•teri•fi′a•ble, adj. 
es•ter′i•fi•cation, n. 


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