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An ethereal salt or compound ether consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid organic or inorganic thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids oleic etc...
benzocaine
a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester H2NC6H4COOC2H5 used as a local anesthetic Chemically it is 4 aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester...
butacaine
a white crystalline ester C18H30N2O2 that is applied to mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic Chemically it is 3 di n butylamino 1 propanol 4 aminobenzoate H2NC6H4COOCH23NC4H92 It is usually used as the sulfate salt...
cephalin
One of a group of phospholipids nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances present in all living cells and particularly evident in nervous tissue The cephalins consist of glycerol phosphate in which the two free hydroxyls of the glycerol are esterified with fatty acids and the phosphate forms an ester linkage to the hydroxyl of ethanolamine The phosphate may be linked to the alpha end or beta middle hydroxyl of the glycerol portion The natural isomers are of the alpha form and have the general formula ROCH2CHORprimeCH2OPO2OCH2CH2NH2 where R and Rprime are the acyl residues of long chain fatty acids which may be the same or different...
Hydrolysis
A chemical process causing the splitting of a chemical bond by the addition of the elements of water Where the bond which is split is not part of a ring structure this process causes formation of two compounds from one compound plus water as in the hydrolysis of the ester bonds of fats during saponification...
Lactone
One of a series of organic compounds being cyclic esters which may be regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids In general they are colorless liquids having a weak aromatic odor They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid...
Lucite
A brand name for a transparent plastic based on methyl methacrylate esters the term is often used generically to refer to any similar transparent plastic It is sold in various forms including rigid sheets which may be used as a substitute for glass in windows...
Nitrite
A salt or ester of nitrous acid a compound bearing the NO2 radical...
nucleotide
a phosphate ester of a nucleoside one of the monomeric components of DNA or RNA...
oenanthate
A salt or ester of oenanthic acid as testosterone oenanthate is sold as an anabolic steroid also called enanthate...
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