esterify
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
Related to esterify: ester
es·ter·i·fy
(ĕ-stĕr′ə-fī′)intr. & tr.v. es·ter·i·fied, es·ter·i·fy·ing, es·ter·i·fies
To change or cause to change to an ester.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
esterify
(ɛˈstɛrəˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Chemistry) chem to change or cause to change into an ester
esˌterifiˈcation n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
es•ter•i•fy
(ɛˈstɛr əˌfaɪ)v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.
to convert into an ester.
[1900–05]
es•ter′i•fi`a•ble, adj.
es•ter`i•fi•ca′tion, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
esterify
Past participle: esterified
Gerund: esterifying
| Imperative |
|---|
| esterify |
| esterify |
| Present |
|---|
| I esterify |
| you esterify |
| he/she/it esterifies |
| we esterify |
| you esterify |
| they esterify |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I esterified |
| you esterified |
| he/she/it esterified |
| we esterified |
| you esterified |
| they esterified |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am esterifying |
| you are esterifying |
| he/she/it is esterifying |
| we are esterifying |
| you are esterifying |
| they are esterifying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have esterified |
| you have esterified |
| he/she/it has esterified |
| we have esterified |
| you have esterified |
| they have esterified |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was esterifying |
| you were esterifying |
| he/she/it was esterifying |
| we were esterifying |
| you were esterifying |
| they were esterifying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had esterified |
| you had esterified |
| he/she/it had esterified |
| we had esterified |
| you had esterified |
| they had esterified |
| Future |
|---|
| I will esterify |
| you will esterify |
| he/she/it will esterify |
| we will esterify |
| you will esterify |
| they will esterify |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have esterified |
| you will have esterified |
| he/she/it will have esterified |
| we will have esterified |
| you will have esterified |
| they will have esterified |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be esterifying |
| you will be esterifying |
| he/she/it will be esterifying |
| we will be esterifying |
| you will be esterifying |
| they will be esterifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been esterifying |
| you have been esterifying |
| he/she/it has been esterifying |
| we have been esterifying |
| you have been esterifying |
| they have been esterifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been esterifying |
| you will have been esterifying |
| he/she/it will have been esterifying |
| we will have been esterifying |
| you will have been esterifying |
| they will have been esterifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been esterifying |
| you had been esterifying |
| he/she/it had been esterifying |
| we had been esterifying |
| you had been esterifying |
| they had been esterifying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would esterify |
| you would esterify |
| he/she/it would esterify |
| we would esterify |
| you would esterify |
| they would esterify |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have esterified |
| you would have esterified |
| he/she/it would have esterified |
| we would have esterified |
| you would have esterified |
| they would have esterified |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Verb 1. esterify - change (a compound) into an ester
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.