Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reesterify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reester-i-fy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English esterify English reesterify From re- + esterify.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reesterifies (present, singular) reesterifying (participle, present) reesterified (participle, past) reesterified (past) re-esterify (alternative)

Derived Forms

reesterification

Questions

What does reesterify mean?: To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism
Where does reesterify come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English esterify English reesterify From re- + esterify.

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