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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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ester
n : formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with
elimination of water
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)
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