An alternative term for esterification; the process of forming esters from acids and alcohols.
From 'esterize' + '-ation' (suffix for nouns indicating a process). This form is less common than 'esterification' but uses the '-ize' verb root instead of '-ify'.
This word shows how English chemistry has multiple ways to express the same idea—'esterification' and 'esterization' mean the same thing, but chemists tend to prefer one over the other by region!
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