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Diester vs Triester - What's the difference?

diester | triester |

As nouns the difference between diester and triester

is that diester is any organic compound containing two ester functional groups while triester is any compound containing three ester groups, but especially a triglyceride.

diester

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any organic compound containing two ester functional groups

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    triester

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any compound containing three ester groups, but especially a triglyceride