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
- Variant of Esther (given name)
- List of people with given name Esther or Ester
- Ester (surname)
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
- Typhoon Ester (disambiguation)
See also
- Esther (disambiguation)
- Eter
- Hadassah (disambiguation)