Usually means: Organic compound with one ester.
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  1. monoester: Merriam-Webster
  2. monoester: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. monoester: Collins English Dictionary
  4. monoester: Wiktionary
  5. monoester: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. monoester: Dictionary.com
  7. monoester: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. monoester: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (monoester)

▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid containing only a single ester group.

Similar:
monoether, monophosphoester, homopolyester, monoetherate, monoesterification, hemiester, monoepoxide, hydroxy ester, monostearate, diester, more...

Opposite:
diester, polyol, polyacid

Phrases:
phosphoric monoester hydrolases, more...

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Similar:
monoether, monophosphoester, homopolyester, monoetherate, monoesterification, hemiester, monoepoxide, hydroxy ester, monostearate, diester, more...

Opposite:
diester, polyol, polyacid

Phrases:
phosphoric monoester hydrolases, more...



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