Chemical compound
The crossword clue "Chemical compound" is answered by ESTER, a 5-letter entry. Used 115 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESTER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESTER answer page.
Used 115 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- AMIDE (18 uses in xd)
- ISOMER (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESTER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESTER, most used first.
- Fragrant compound - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Organic compound - used 93 times, most recently in 2025
- Perfume compound - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Aromatic compound - used 60 times, most recently in 2022
- Banana oil, e.g. - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Perfume ingredient - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Acid-alcohol compound - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
- Banana oil, for one - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
- Fruity-smelling compound - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Chemical compound - AMINE, used 33 times
- Nitrogen compound - AMINE, used 27 times
- Chemical compound. - OXIDE, used 26 times
- Fatty compound - LIPID, used 21 times
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