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Definition: Ester |
EsterNoun1. Formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ester \Es"ter\, noun. [A word invented by Latin Gmelin, German chemist.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | The reaction product of an alcohol and an acid. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ESTER | English | E uropean S ource Ter m Code System | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
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Movie/TV Titles | Ester (1998) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Libertad / Ester Hernandez.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | La Ofrenda II / Ester Hernandez.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | China has imported equipment from the U.S. for producing such products as acrylic acid and acrylic ester, aliphatic alcohol, polyacrylamide, and aureomycin. (references) | |
French Rhone-Poulenc set up a JV in Jiangxi to produce organic silicon adhesive products, a JV in Wuxi to produce industrial surfactant, and one in Suzhou to produce acrylic ester, lubricating agents and dyestuff auxiliaries. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ester" is generally used as an adjective (comparative) -- approximately 67.27% of the time. "Ester" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (comparative) | 67.27% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Noun (singular) | 23.64% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Noun (proper) | 9.09% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 55 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ester" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ester | First name Female | 19,000 | 620 |
| Ester | Last name | 1,000 | 12,056 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Ester." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Essa | Female | N/A | Esther |
| Esther | Female | Biblical | Ishtar |
| Esta | Female | English | Esther |
| Esther | Female | English | Ishtar |
| Hester | Female | English | Esther |
| Esteri | Female | Finnish | Esther |
| Esther | Female | French | Ishtar |
| Eszter | Female | Hungarian | Esther |
| Esther | Female | Jewish | Ishtar |
| Ester | Female | Scandinavian | Esther |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
1. Ester, AK (CDP, FIPS 23460) |
Expressions using "ester": acetoacetic ester ♦ amylacetic ester ♦ Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases ♦ cellulose ester ♦ Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease ♦ ecgonine methyl ester ♦ epoxy ester ♦ ester fibre ♦ ester gum ♦ ester number ♦ glyceryl ester ♦ NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester ♦ synthetic ester lube ♦ Tosylarginine Methyl Ester. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ester": ester-induced, ester-poor. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "ester"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ester. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الإستر ملح عضوى. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | естер. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 酯类, 酯 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | European Source Term Code System, ester (ester bond, ester linkage, esters). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | European Source Term Code System, ester. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | esterisidos (ester bond, ester linkage), esteriluku (ester number), epoksiesteri (epoxy ester), E 160f (C30, CI food orange 7, E160f, ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid), rikkihapon esteri (sulfuric ester), polyvinyyliesteri (polyvinyl ester), polyeteenitereftalaattihapon esteri (polyterephthalic acid ester), hiilihapon esteri (carbonic ester), beta-apo-8'karoteenihapon etyyliesteri (C30, CI food orange 7, E160f, ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid), amyyliasetaatti (amyl acetate, amylacetic ester, banana oil, pear oil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ester. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Europäisches Quellterm-Codesystem (E uropean S ource Ter m Code System), Ester (ester bond, ester linkage, esters). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εστέρας. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | észter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | estere (foreign). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | エスキモー犬 (aesthetic, escape, escort, escort girl, Eskimo dog, ESPer, Esperanto, esprit, esprit nouveau, esquire, establishment, estate, esterase, esthetic, esthetic salon, estheticien, Estonia, estrogen, estrone, es-zet, eternal, eternity, ethnic, ethnic fashion, ethnic food, ethnic group, ethnic look, ethnicism, ethnicity, ethno, ethnology, ethology, expresso, hope, one who has ESP, S size, sauce Espagnole, science of animal behaviour, Short Take-Off and Landing, small size, STOL). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | エステル . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 에스테르. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esteray European Source Term Code System (E uropean S ource Ter m Code System), venerar (adore, hallow, honor, honour, respect, revere, reverence, venerate), éster (esthesia). (various references) сложный эфир. (various references) ester. (various references) European Source Term Code System (E uropean S ource Ter m Code System), ester, éster. (various references) ester (esther). (various references) สารประกอบอินทรีย์เกิ"จากปฏิกิริยาของกร"กับอัลกอฮอล์. (various references) ester. (various references) складний ефір. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 6, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Hn de egguV to pasca h eorth twn ioudaiwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Erat autem proximum pascha dies festus Iudaeorum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hyt wæs ge-hende eastren. þare Iudeisscefreols-däig. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the paske was ful niy, a feeste dai of the Jewis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And ester a feast of ye Iewes was nye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | John Chapter 6, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ug karon ang Pasko, ang fiesta sa mga Judio, nagsingabut na. |
| Chinese | 那 時 猶 太 人 的 逾 越 節 近 了 。 |
| Croatian | Bijaše blizu Pasha, židovski blagdan. |
| Danish | Men Påsken, Jødernes Højtid, var nær. |
| Dutch | En het pascha, het feest der Joden, was nabij. |
| Finnish | Ja pääsiäinen, juutalaisten juhla, oli lähellä. |
| French | Or, la Pâque était proche, la fête des Juifs. |
| German | Es war aber nahe Ostern, der Juden Fest. |
| Haitian Creole | Jou fèt Delivrans jwif yo te vanse rive. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu itu sudah dekat Hari Raya Paskah Yahudi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tatkala itu Pasah sudah hampir, yaitu hari raya orang Yahudi. |
| Italian | Era vicina la Pasqua, la festa dei Giudei. |
| Latvian | Tuvojâs jau Lieldienas, jûdu svçtki. |
| Maori | Kua tata hoki te kapenga, te hakari a nga Hurai. |
| Norwegian | Og påsken, jødenes høitid, var nær. |
| Rumanian | Pawtele, praznicul Iudeilor, erau aproape. |
| Shuar | Israer-shuara paskuanamperi ishichik ajasmatai Jesussha ni unuiniamurijiai Náinnium waka nui pujusmiayi. |
| Spanish | Estaba cerca la Pascua, la fiesta de los judíos. |
| Swahili | Sikukuu ya Wayahudi iitwayo Pasaka ilikuwa imekaribia. |
| Swedish | Och påsken, judarnas högtid, var nära. |
| Uma | Nto'u toe, neo' rata-mi eo bohe agama Yahudi to rahanga' Eo Paskah. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ester": esterase, esterases, esterification, esterifications, esterified, esterifies, esterify, esterifying, esters. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ester": agroforester, arrester, attester, bimester, contester, detester, diester, digester, dopester, fester, forester, gamester, harvester, honester, infester, jester, jokester, keester, kiester, manifester, modester, molester, monoester, nester, northwester, pester, polyester, prester, protester, quester, requester, rester, rhymester, rimester, semester, sequester, southwester, suggester, tester, trimester, wester, wrester, yester, zester. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ester": acetylcholinesterase, acetylcholinesterases, agroforesters, anticholesterol, anticholinesterase, anticholinesterases, arresters, attesters, bimesters, chesterfield, chesterfields, cholesteric, cholesterol, cholesterols, cholinesterase, cholinesterases, contesters, detesters, diesters, digesters, dopesters, festered, festering, festers, foresters, gamesters, harvesters, hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesterolemias, hypercholesterolemic, infesters, jesters, jokesters, keesters, kiesters, manifesters, midwestern, molesters, monoesters, nesters, nonesterified, northwesterly, northwestern, northwesternmost, northwesters, pectinesterase, pectinesterases, pestered, pesterer, pesterers, pestering. (additional references) | |
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"Ester" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eastem, eastex, eastre, Eesti, efter, eiter, Elstar, Emser, Emstar, emter, Eostre, Erste, Erster, Esber, esce, eschar, Eser, eset, esetl, esher, esmer, esner, esper, Espero, Esser, Essere, estar, este, ested, estee, esteed, Esterel, Estergom, Esteril, Estern, Estero, esti, Estier, estira, Estler, Estoi, estor, estorbo, Estoy, es-tu, eter, etre, etsel, Etsuro, etter, Ettre, exter, exterp, Eysner, Ezeer, Gerster, gester, hester, Isteri, kester, Kestner, mestre, mestret, ostar, oster, rester, septer, sester, seter, Setor, seuter, sewster, stehr, sterr, uster, Verster, vester, zester. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ester" (pronounced e"ster) |
| 4 | e" s t er | fester, investor, jester, molester, nester, Nestor, pester, polyester, requester, rester, semester, sequester, tester, trimester, Wester. |
| 3 | -s t er | adjuster, administer, alabaster, ancestor, aster, banister, bannister, barrister, blaster, blister, blockbuster, bluster, bolster, booster, broadcaster, burgomaster, Buster, canister, cannister, caster, Castor, cloister, cluster, coaster, concertmaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, disaster, dumpster, duster, Easter, faster, Feaster, filibuster, fluster, forecaster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, Gaster, grandmaster, hamster, harvester, headmaster, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, juster, keister, kiester, lackluster, laster, Leister, Lister, lobster, Luster, lustre, master, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, monster, muenster, Munster, muster, newscaster, oldster, oleaster, ouster, oyster, paster, pastor, pilaster, plaster, pollster, poster, postmaster, prankster, protester, quartermaster, raster, register, ringmaster, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, seamster, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, sportscaster, stepsister, taskmaster, taster, teamster, thruster, tipster, toaster, toastmaster, transistor, trickster, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, youngster, zoster. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: reest, reset, steer, stere, terse, trees. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: erst, rees, rest, rete, rets, seer, sere, tees, tree. | |
-2 letters: ere, ers, ree, res, ret, see, ser, set, tee. | |
-3 letters: er, es, et, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: aretes, berets, certes, desert, deters, easter, eaters, egrets, enters, erects, esters, ethers, everts, exerts, exsert, fester, freest, greets, jester, merest, meters, metres, nester, pester, peters, preset, reests, relets, renest, rentes, reseat, resect, resent, resets, resite, rested, rester, retems, retest, reties, retuse, revest, revets, rewets, seater, secret, serest, setter, steers, stereo, steres, streek, streel, street, teaser, tenser, terces, ternes, terser, tester, theres, threes, treens, verset, verste, wester, yester, zester. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 73 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). ... - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E s t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0073 0074 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3985867184 |
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