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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A chemical reaction resulting in the formation of at least one ester product.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In organic chemistry, the preparation of esters (ethereal salts) from alcohols and acids or certain of their derivatives.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester

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