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ester

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Pronunciation: /ˈɛstər/

ester

Definition

A chemical substance made when an acid and an alcohol combine and water is removed. Esters are found in essential oils (scented oils that come from plants).

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thymidine

lopinavir

upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

charged-particle radiation therapy

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1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

buserelin

polyneuritis

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autologous follicular lymphoma-derived idiotype vaccine

Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody Chi Lob 7/4

efocipegtrutide

Anti-PSMA/CD3 Protease-activated T-cell Engager JANX007

zirconium Zr 89-desferrioxamine B monoclonal antibody huJ591

anti-GPR20/DXd antibody-drug conjugate DS-6157a

anti-TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate BAT8003

autologous melanoma lysate/KLH-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

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noninferiority study

founder variant

mosaicism

palmar pit

massively parallel sequencing

new mutation

mucosal neuroma

Sanger sequencing

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