selenoester

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noun

either of two classes of compounds, formally derived from an ester by replacing an oxygen atom with selenium; either R-C(=Se)-OR' or R-C(=O)-SeR'

OriginEnglish ester ← German Ester ← Latin aethēr →
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Meanings

nounselenoester (plural selenoesters)

plural selenoesters

  1. chemistryeither of two classes of compounds, formally derived from an ester by replacing an oxygen atom with selenium; either R-C(=Se)-OR' or R-C(=O)-SeR'

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. GermanEssig
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  8. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  9. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  10. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  11. Latinaethēr
  12. GermanÄther
  13. GermanEster
  14. Englishester
  15. Englishselenoester

From seleno- + ester.

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APA

selenoester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenoester

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“selenoester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenoester. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selenoester,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenoester.

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