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es·ter·i·fy (ĕ-stĕr′ə-fī′) intr. & tr.v. es·ter·i·fied ,
es·ter·i·fy·ing ,
es·ter·i·fies To change or cause to change to an ester.
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esterify (ɛˈstɛrəˌfaɪ ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (Chemistry) chem to change or cause to change into an ester
esˌterifiˈcation n
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es•ter•i•fy (ɛˈstɛr əˌfaɪ) v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing. to convert into an ester.
[1900–05]
es•ter′i•fi`a•ble, adj.
es•ter`i•fi•ca′tion, n.
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esterify Past participle: esterifiedGerund: esterifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative esterify esterify
Present I esterify you esterify he/she/it esterifies we esterify you esterify they esterify
Preterite I esterified you esterified he/she/it esterified we esterified you esterified they esterified
Present Continuous I am esterifying you are esterifying he/she/it is esterifying we are esterifying you are esterifying they are esterifying
Present Perfect I have esterified you have esterified he/she/it has esterified we have esterified you have esterified they have esterified
Past Continuous I was esterifying you were esterifying he/she/it was esterifying we were esterifying you were esterifying they were esterifying
Past Perfect I had esterified you had esterified he/she/it had esterified we had esterified you had esterified they had esterified
Future I will esterify you will esterify he/she/it will esterify we will esterify you will esterify they will esterify
Future Perfect I will have esterified you will have esterified he/she/it will have esterified we will have esterified you will have esterified they will have esterified
Future Continuous I will be esterifying you will be esterifying he/she/it will be esterifying we will be esterifying you will be esterifying they will be esterifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been esterifying you have been esterifying he/she/it has been esterifying we have been esterifying you have been esterifying they have been esterifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been esterifying you will have been esterifying he/she/it will have been esterifying we will have been esterifying you will have been esterifying they will have been esterifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been esterifying you had been esterifying he/she/it had been esterifying we had been esterifying you had been esterifying they had been esterifying
Conditional I would esterify you would esterify he/she/it would esterify we would esterify you would esterify they would esterify
Past Conditional I would have esterified you would have esterified he/she/it would have esterified we would have esterified you would have esterified they would have esterified
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. esterify - change (a compound) into an esterchemical science ,
chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state ,
turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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