esteri — meaning in English
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English meaning
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ester
noun A type of chemical compound formed when an acid and an alcohol react together, releasing water; many esters give fruits and flowers their smell.
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Esther
name A female given name, also the name of a book in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament about a Jewish queen of Persia.
Senses
esteri is used for these senses in English:
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Esther
A en given name.
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ester
(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.