How to Use ester in a Sentence
ester
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Blonde: These have a hint of sweetness and spice, with some fruity ester flavors.
—oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
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Pure retinol needs two conversion steps, and retinyl esters need three.
—Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023
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Hops are not a feature of this style, but these beers often do showcase esters.
—Sam Calagione, SI.com, 18 July 2017
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This bonds the methanol to the oils to produce energetic molecules called esters.
—Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2007
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The topical retinoids most commonly used in skin care are retinoic acid, retinol, retinyl esters, and retinaldehyde.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023
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The company boasts that its ketone-ester drink took 15 years, and $60 million, to develop.
—Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 29 July 2020
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The base note stems from Smith & Cross, an aged navy-strength bottling embodying Jamaica’s high ester style rums known for their exotic fruit and pineapple notes.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
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Some brands then convert the ethyl esters back into triglyceride form after adjusting the ratio.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
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Cosmetic chemist Ginger King attributes its non-sticky glossiness to its abundant use of esters.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 1 Oct. 2023
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White Carolinas are full of gamma-Decalactone, esters that convey the flavor of a mid-summer peach.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2019
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While 98 percent of polyester does come from polyesterification, the two percent extra is a product from the ester squirrel.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2017
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Slightly sweet, with plenty of those banana-y esters and a slight clove finish, this still-refreshing beer is exactly what it is supposed to be.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 30 July 2019
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The main fats within this food are wax esters, a fusion of a fatty acid and fatty alcohol, which most mammals find difficult to digest.
—Amy Apprill, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2019
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As a two-in-one lash primer and mascara, this product uses jojoba esters to hydrate the lashes for a smooth application.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
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The taste derived from L-aspartyl-L-phenylalnine methyl ester, a dipeptide of amino acids that is 200 times sweeter than sucrose or table sugar.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022
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Now, brewers are playing around with European yeasts, full of fruity esters and other flavor compounds, and leaving them suspended in the beer.
—William Bostwick, WSJ, 24 May 2018
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What brands could use instead: Various plant oils and esters or dimethicone could serve as suitable substitutes.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 29 Jan. 2024
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The lip balm is infused with Coconut oil and jojoba esters that deliver long-lasting moisture.
—Jennifer Ford, Essence, 24 Jan. 2020
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This was solidly an American wheat beer, so there was no presence of the bubblegum-banana-clove esters typically found in German wheat ales.
—Todd Haefer, The (appleton, USA TODAY, 7 May 2017
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Congeners can be esters, which produce a fruity or floral flavor, or complex alcohols, which can taste strong and aromatic.
—Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
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Other chapters, so to speak, highlighted the signature vanilla and caramel tasting notes, the way the rick houses feel at different parts of the aging process, and even the fatty acid esters, which gives Maker’s Mark a creamy mouth feel.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
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The wax esters carried traces of archaea cell membranes, so the researchers hypothesize that the bacteria scavenged remains of archaea.
—Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 5 June 2019
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As the peptides and vitamin C ester improve multiple visible skin concerns, a complex of vegetable lipids deeply hydrates the skin.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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Made with lash-lengthening rice bran wax, thickening vitamin B, and olive esters to condition and protect, lashes are left looking and feeling in prime shape.
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 14 Sep. 2017
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Oil can be used in many types of hydraulic equipment, but because oil is extremely flammable, the Jaws of Life typically use phosphate ester fluid, which is both non-flammable and does not conduct electricity.
—Stephanie Toone, ajc, 23 Feb. 2021
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The sebaceous glands are responsible for producing sebum, which is a cocktail of wax esters, triglycerides, and squalene, Dr. Stevenson says.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 20 June 2019
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But slower, more elaborate chemical reactions also happen among the esters and acids in unaged liquor.
—Wayne Curtis, WIRED, 30 May 2017
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The star ingredients include lactic acid for exfoliation and a retinol (trans-retinol ester) for fading sun damage.
—Jessica Prince Erlich, The Cut, 19 Dec. 2017
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Try a gentler version first Aside from prepping the skin, Zeichner's biggest tip is to consider first experimenting with what's called a retinyl ester.
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 23 Aug. 2018
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In layman's terms, retinyl ester is a less concentrated form of vitamin A, which isn't as aggressive on sensitive complexions.
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 29 Dec. 2023
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