reesterify

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verb

To esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism

OriginEnglish esterify ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreesterify (third-person singular simple present reesterifies, present participle reesterifying, simple past and past participle reesterified)

present singular third person reesterifies · participle present reesterifying · participle past reesterified · past reesterified · alternative re-esterify

  1. transitivechemistryTo esterify an alcohol or carboxylic acid that was obtained by previous hydrolysis of an ester; but especially the esterification of cholesterol or fatty acids during metabolism

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishesterify
  7. Englishreesterify

From re- + esterify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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