triester

T1R1I1E1S1T1E1R1

noun

Any compound containing three ester groups, but especially a triglyceride

OriginEnglish ester ← German Ester ← Latin aethēr →
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Meanings

nountriester (plural triesters)

plural triesters

  1. chemistryAny compound containing three ester groups, but especially a triglyceride

Origin

  1. Englishtri-
  2. GermanEssig
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  5. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  6. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  7. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  8. Latinaethēr
  9. GermanÄther
  10. GermanEster
  11. Englishester
  12. Englishtriester

From tri- + ester.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

resitter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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