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Ester vs Fester - What's the difference?

ester | fester |

As a noun ester

is ester.

As a verb fester is

to become septic; to become rotten.

ester

English

(wikipedia ester)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    * esterification * esterify * jojoba ester * silicon ester

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    fester

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become septic; to become rotten.
  • * Milton
    • Wounds immedicable / Rankle, and fester , and gangrene.
  • To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
    • Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester .
  • * Macaulay
    • Hatred festered in the hearts of the children of the soil.
  • To cause to fester or rankle.
  • * Marston
    • For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate, / And fester'd rankling malice in my breast.

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