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# How to pronounce "esterifying" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɛstɛrɪfɪɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **e·ste·ri·fying**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of esterify

### Example Sentences
- "They cleave it off, the glycerol backbone, and then it's just kind of easier to leave it like that than re-esterifying it, which costs more money."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "esterifying" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "And, typically, the reason for that, when fish oil is purified, it's run through this column with alcohol or something. They cleave it off, the glycerol backbone, and then it's just kind of easier to leave it like that than re-esterifying it, which costs more money. So you can get it in ethyl ester form, which isn't as bioavailable."
- **Watch at 39:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcvhERcZpWw&t=2351s)


## How to Pronounce "esterifying"

- **Syllables**: e · ste · ri · fying
- **IPA**: `/ɛstɛrɪfɪɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[esterify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/esterify)

### Related Terms
[reesterifying](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reesterifying), [interesterifying](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/interesterifying), [transesterifying](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/transesterifying), [reesterify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reesterify), [interesterify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/interesterify), [transesterify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/transesterify)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “esterifying”?
“esterifying” is pronounced /ɛstɛrɪfɪɪng/ (e · ste · ri · fying). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “esterifying”?
“esterifying” has 4 syllables: e · ste · ri · fying.

### What does “esterifying” mean?
present participle and gerund of esterify

### How can I hear “esterifying” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “esterifying” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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