An ester is a functional group in organic chemistry; specifically a chemical compound derived from an acid in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by alkoxy group.
Ester may also refer to:
Food additives and chemistry
- Ester C, ascorbyl palmitate, used as an antioxidant food additive
- Ester gum, or Ester of wood rosin, a food additive used as an emulsifier and stabiliser
- Ester pyrolysis, a vacuum pyrolysis reaction
Geography
- Ester, Alaska, a town
- Ester Camp Historic District, Alaska
- Ester Mountains in Germany
- Ester (Castro Daire), parish in Castro Daire, Portugal
People
- Ester, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese version of the female given name Esther
- Laura Ester (1990), Spanish female water polo goalkeeper
- Pauline Ester, French singer born Sabrina Ocon in 1963
- Peter Ester (1953–2022), Dutch sociologist and politician
- Sofia Ester (born 1978), Portuguese author
- Ester (footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Music
Classical
- Ester (Stradella), an Italian oratorio by Alessandro Stradella
- Ester, an Italian oratorio by Carlo Arrigoni Vienna 1737–38
- Ester, an Italian oratorio by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
- Ester, a Hebrew-language oratorio by C. G. Lidarti
Popular
- Ester, an album by Trailer Trash Tracys 2012
Other uses
See also
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