Meanings
noundiester (plural diesters)
plural diesters
- chemistryany organic compound containing two ester functional groups
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Latinacēscō
- Latinacētum
- Proto-West Germanic*aket
- Proto-West Germanic*atek
- Old High Germaneȥȥih
- Middle High Germaneȥȥich
- GermanEssich
- GermanEssig
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEster
- Englishester
- Englishdiester
Translations
Finnish diesteri
- diesteriorganic compound containing two ester functional groups
Italian diestere
- diestereorganic compound containing two ester functional groups
Portuguese diéster
- diésterorganic compound containing two ester functional groups
Spanish diéster
- diésterorganic compound containing two ester functional groups
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
diester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diester
MLA
“diester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diester. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diester.
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