ester definition by Wordo

Adjective

foreign

,

overseas

Noun

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

(''

i

.

e

.'',

carbonyl

)

joined

via

carbon

to

another

oxygen

atom

.

Verb

to

appear