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triester en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English tri- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English triester From tri- + ester.

Meanings

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

Forms

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