réestérifier

Senses

1. 1.

   to re-esterify

   to convert back into an ester or to undergo esterification again

Examples

• "Les acides gras libérés doivent être réestérifiés pour former des triglycérides."

  The free fatty acids released must be re-esterified to form triglycerides.

• "Le processus de réestérification des lipides est crucial dans le métabolisme cellulaire."

  The process of lipid re-esterification is crucial in cellular metabolism.

Usage

Technical term primarily used in biochemistry, organic chemistry, and nutritional science. This is a regular verb formed with the prefix ré- (re-) applied to estérifier (to esterify).