No. 5,679 in Catalan
ester
"Ester" in Catalan refers to a chemical compound formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol, with the elimination of water.
In a sentence
L'ester va fer un bon treball a l'escola.
The ester did a good job at school.
In this sentence, 'ester' could refer to a proper name, but it depends on the context in use.
El químic va analitzar les propietats de l'ester en el laboratori.
The chemist analyzed the properties of the ester in the laboratory.
Here, 'ester' pertains to the chemical compound, commonly studied in chemistry.
Necessitem un ester especial per a aquest procés.
We need a special ester for this process.
This usage of 'ester' again refers to the chemical substance, relevant to industrial or chemical processes.
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