/es"teuhr/ , n. Chem.
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
[ 1850-55; coined by L. Gmelin (1788-1853), German chemist ]