reesterify

English

Alternative forms

  • re-esterify

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Italic *-skō
Latin -scō
Latin acēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin acētumbor.
Proto-West Germanic *aket
Proto-West Germanic *atek
Old High German eȥȥih
Middle High German eȥȥich
German Essich
German Essig
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
▲
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērbor.
German Äther
blend?
German Esterbor.
English ester
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *θakos
Proto-Italic *-fakos
Latin -ficus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English esterify
English reesterify

    From re- + esterify.

    Verb

    reesterify (third-person singular simple present reesterifies, present participle reesterifying, simple past and past participle reesterified)

    1. (transitive, organic chemistry) To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism

    Derived terms

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