esterolytic

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adjective

That splits / hydrolyzes esters to form alcohols and carboxylic acids

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveesterolytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryThat splits / hydrolyzes esters to form alcohols and carboxylic acids
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APA

esterolytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esterolytic

MLA

“esterolytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esterolytic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esterolytic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esterolytic.

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