diester

[ dahy-es-ter ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an organic compound that contains two ester groups.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diester¹

First recorded in 1930–35; di- ¹ + ester

Example Sentences

The Dom D'Agostino/Patrick Arnold diester is made of 2 molecules of acetoacetate bound to a central racemic butanediol.

From New York Times

So, to start with only one sixth of the diester is the high energy form.

From New York Times

The molecule that claimed performance improvement is a diester of enantiomerically pure R-3 hydroxybutyrate and R-butanediol.

From New York Times

Diester Industrie brought a large chunk of the group's profits in the previous decade when the EU was investing massively in the green technology but more recently struggled to break even.

From Reuters

DII, created in 2005, accounts for approximately a third of Diester Industrie's overall capacity of 3 million tonnes of biodiesel.

From Reuters