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esters - definition and meaning
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noun Plural form of ester .
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The process naturally leaves behind byproducts, including methyl esters , which is the chemical name for biodiesel, and glycerin, commonly used in soap production.
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Many fruits owe their characteristic aroma to chemicals called esters .
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
Many fruits owe their characteristic aroma to chemicals called esters .
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
But in sparing quantities, the 4- to 12-carbon rumen fatty acids, branched versions of these, and acid-alcohol combinations called esters , provide milk with its fundamental blend of animal and fruity notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
But in sparing quantities, the 4- to 12-carbon rumen fatty acids, branched versions of these, and acid-alcohol combinations called esters , provide milk with its fundamental blend of animal and fruity notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
Their thermodynamic studies of a wide range of phosphorylated compounds were particularly important at the beginning of the Heidelberg years, while identification and analysis of intermediate products such as esters and the enzymes that catalyze the biochemical reactions became increasingly important during the latter years.
Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010
Larger chemicals such as esters , amines, hydrazines, and carbamates are generally biotransformed by hydrolysis.
Biotransformation 2008
Yeast genetics can target taste compounds such as esters , which have tropical fruit flavours such as melon and pineapple.
ANC Daily News Briefing 2003
Saponification involves hydrolysis of esters under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid carboxylates, producing a soap-like solid from the fatty acid derivatives.
Joan Brunwasser: A Motor Oil Company That's Both Green and Responsible? Check Out Universal Lubricants Joan Brunwasser 2011
Saponification involves hydrolysis of esters under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid carboxylates, producing a soap-like solid from the fatty acid derivatives.
Joan Brunwasser: A Motor Oil Company That's Both Green and Responsible? Check Out Universal Lubricants Joan Brunwasser 2011
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