Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-esterification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: self--es-ter-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

8

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of one or more esters as a result of a compound reacting with itself.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The results from such a one-step liquid phase synthesis using shape-selective acidic zeolites suggest that the direct self-esterification of two molecules of LA, as shown in Fig. 1, could be an alternative to the conventional process"

Etymology

From self- + esterification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-esterifications (plural)

Questions

What does self-esterification mean?: The production of one or more esters as a result of a compound reacting with itself.
Where does self-esterification come from?: From self- + esterification.

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