Ester vs Vinegar - What's the difference?
ester | vinegar |
(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.
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
(countable) Any variety of vinegar.
As nouns the difference between ester and vinegar
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 vinegar is a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.As a verb vinegar is
to season with vinegar.ester
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(wikipedia ester)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* esterification * esterify * jojoba ester * silicon esterAnagrams
* ----vinegar
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(wikipedia vinegar)Noun
- a range of herb-flavoured vinegars