Word: esterify
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: es
ter
i
fy
Definition: To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
Morphemes:
Affix: ester
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
Affix: -ify
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To produce verbs meaning to make.