Usually means: Chemical reaction forming ester bonds.
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  1. esterification: Merriam-Webster
  2. esterification: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. esterification: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester

Similar:
interesterification, thioesterification, etherification, reesterification, olefination, epoxygenation, ethylation, monoesterification, epoxidation, ester, more...

Phrases:
Steglich esterification, Yamaguchi esterification, more...

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Similar:
interesterification, thioesterification, etherification, reesterification, olefination, epoxygenation, ethylation, monoesterification, epoxidation, ester, more...

Phrases:
Steglich esterification, Yamaguchi esterification, more...



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