interesterify

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verb

To subject to interesterification

OriginEnglish esterify ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

verbinteresterify (third-person singular simple present interesterifies, present participle interesterifying, simple past and past participle interesterified)

present singular third person interesterifies · participle present interesterifying · participle past interesterified · past interesterified

  1. transitivechemistryTo subject to interesterification

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishesterify
  8. Englishinteresterify

From inter- + esterify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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