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3 definitions found 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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