Ester (disambiguation)

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An ester is a functional group in organic chemistry; specifically a chemical compound derived from an acid in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by alkoxy group.

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Ester, the Catalan, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version of the female given name Esther

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