unesterified

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adjective

Not esterified.

OriginEnglish esterified ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunesterified (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot esterified.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishesterified
  9. Englishunesterified

From un- + esterified.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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