English Dictionary: 'Ester | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 'Ester | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ester \Es"ter\, n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German chemist.] (Chem.) 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. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ester, AK (CDP, FIPS 23460) Location: 64.86126 N, 148.02454 W Population (1990): 147 (87 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |