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esterify
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[ɛˈstɛrɪfʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- convert into an organic compound by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group
(e.g: fatty acids are reduced and esterified, yielding waxes)
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