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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.
Alternative Fuel Proves To Be More Cost Effective Than Fossil Fuels Thatsnews 2006
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Larger chemicals such as esters, amines, hydrazines, and carbamates are generally biotransformed by hydrolysis.
Biotransformation 2008
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Yeast genetics can target taste compounds such as esters, which have tropical fruit flavours such as melon and pineapple.
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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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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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