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)