Definition of esterification in US English:
esterification
nounesˌterəfiˈkāSHənɛsˌtɛrəfɪˈkeɪʃənɛsˌtɛrəfɪˈkeɪʃən
Chemistry A reaction of an alcohol with an acid to produce an ester and water.
Example sentencesExamples
- To convert it into fuel, the used fats and oil are subject to a process called esterification, where a sulphur-free product similar to diesel oil - Bio-Diesel - is created.
- The dimerization equilibrium constant increases with the extent of esterification.
- The bio-diesel is produced by converting the vegetable oils into methyl esters, by subjecting them to esterification and trans-esterification.
- Continued esterification in bottle produces another range of possible aromas, all the more unpredictable since the esters are formed at very different rates.
- When a chemical demethylation of embedded cells was performed, a slight increase in labelling density was noticed, confirming that methyl esterification blocked anionic binding sites in the primary cell walls.
- The degrees of esterification were 92% and 28.5% while galacturonic acid contents were 82% and 65%, respectively, for the two pectins.
Definition of esterification in US English:
esterification
nounɛsˌtɛrəfɪˈkeɪʃənesˌterəfiˈkāSHən
Chemistry A reaction of an alcohol with an acid to produce an ester and water.
Example sentencesExamples
- The dimerization equilibrium constant increases with the extent of esterification.
- Continued esterification in bottle produces another range of possible aromas, all the more unpredictable since the esters are formed at very different rates.
- The bio-diesel is produced by converting the vegetable oils into methyl esters, by subjecting them to esterification and trans-esterification.
- To convert it into fuel, the used fats and oil are subject to a process called esterification, where a sulphur-free product similar to diesel oil - Bio-Diesel - is created.
- When a chemical demethylation of embedded cells was performed, a slight increase in labelling density was noticed, confirming that methyl esterification blocked anionic binding sites in the primary cell walls.
- The degrees of esterification were 92% and 28.5% while galacturonic acid contents were 82% and 65%, respectively, for the two pectins.