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エステル (esuteru) Japanese meaning: ester | Kotomora

エステル

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Meanings

1

ester

Chemical term for a compound formed from an alcohol and an acid.

エステルは果物くだものの香かおりの成せい分ぶんとして知しられ

て

いる

。

Esters are known as components of fruit aromas.

Don't confuse with

エーテル
エーテル (ether) and エステル (ester) are chemically distinct compound classes whose similar-sounding names often trip up Japanese learners of chemistry.

Word family· 8

ポリエステル
polyester
エステル化か
esterification
エステル交こう換かん
transesterification; interesterification
硝しょう酸さんエステル
nitric ester; nitrate
硫りゅう酸さんエステル
sulfate ester

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リン酸さんエステル
phosphate ester
フタル酸さんエステル
phthalate ester
ポリアクリル酸さんエステル
polyacrylic ester

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'ester', itself coined in German from 'Essig' (vinegar) and 'Äther' (ether).