ester
noun
Meaning
- nounA 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.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,514 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 69% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e