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Zester vs Ester - What's the difference?

zester | ester |

As nouns the difference between zester and ester

is that zester is a kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit while 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.

zester

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.

    • 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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