Ester vs Easter - What's the difference?
ester | easter |
(organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water. It contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
(Christianity) A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.
Eastertide
(obsolete) The Jewish passover.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Mark XIV:
(paganism) A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara and celebrated at the spring equinox or within the month of April. Also known as Eostre.
As nouns the difference between ester and easter
is that ester is a compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water. It contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom while Easter is a Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.As an adjective easter is
eastern.ester
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(wikipedia ester)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* esterification * esterify * jojoba ester * silicon esterAnagrams
* ----easter
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(wikipedia Easter)Noun
(en noun)- We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.
- After two dayes folowed ester , and the dayes of swete breed.