1. Noun
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
2. Noun
organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
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