esterify
verb[T]
chemistryspecializeduk/eˈster.ɪ.faɪ/us/eˈster.ə.faɪ/tochangeinto anester(= achemicalcompoundproducedby areactionbetween anacidand analcohol, in which thehydrogenof theacidhas beenreplacedby analkylgroupofatoms):
A lot ofenergyis used inextracting,refining, and esterifying theoil.
Somepartsof thebileacidsare esterified in thelargeintestine.
- Methanol and aceticacidcan becombined(esterified) to give methylacetate.
- Freefattyacidsarenormallytaken up by theliverand esterified to triglyceride.
- The tuberculousbacilliisabletoproduce, esterify,modify,accumulate, andreleasecholesterol.
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- electrolysis
- evaporate
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- exothermic
- oxidize
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- reliquify
- solidify