# Fischer esterification

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The esterification of a carboxylic acid by heating it with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid as the catalyst.

## Etymology
Named for Emil Fischer, the chemist who first described this reaction.

## Source
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