inorganic ester
1ester — [es′tər] n. [Ger, contr. < essigäther < essig, vinegar (< L acetum: see ACETO ) + äther (< L aether), ETHER] an organic compound, comparable to an inorganic salt: generally, HR (inorganic acid) +R1OH (alcohol) = RR1 (ester) + H2O… …
2Ester — Es ter, n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German chemist.] (Chem.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of… …
3Ester — For other uses, see Ester (disambiguation). A carboxylic acid ester. R and R denote any alkyl or aryl group, respectively Esters are chemical compounds derived by reacting an oxoacid with a hydroxyl compound such as an alcohol or phenol …
4ester — /es teuhr/, n. Chem. a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, or dimethyl sulfate, C2H6SO4. [1850 55; coined by L. Gmelin (1788 1853), German… …
5ester — An organic compound containing the grouping, –X(O)–O–R (X = carbon, sulfur, phosphorus, etc.; R = radical of an alcohol), formed by the elimination of H2O between the –OH of an acid group and the –OH of an alcohol …
6Carbonate ester — Chemical structure of the carbonate ester group. A carbonate ester (organic carbonate, organocarbonate) is a functional group in organic chemistry consisting of a carbonyl group flanked by two alkoxy groups. The general structure of these… …
7cellulose ester — noun any ester of cellulose with an acid • Hypernyms: ↑ester • Hyponyms: ↑cellulose nitrate, ↑nitrocellulose, ↑guncotton, ↑nitrocotton, ↑cellulose acetate, ↑cellulose xanthate …
8Cellulose — is an organic compound with the formula chem|(C|6|H|10|O|5|)|n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β(1→4) linked D glucose units.cite book author=Crawford, R. L. title=Lignin biodegradation and… …
9tributyl phosphate — (ˈ)trī+ noun Etymology: tributyl from tri + butyl : a liquid inorganic ester (C4H9)3PO4 made from normal butyl alcohol and phosphorus oxychloride and used chiefly as a solvent and plasticizer (as for nitrocellulose lacquers and cellulose… …
10triphenyl phosphate — noun : a crystalline nonflammable inorganic ester (C6H5)3PO4 used chiefly as a plasticizer and fire retardant (as for cellulose plastics) …
