Fruity-smelling chemical compounds
The crossword clue "Fruity-smelling chemical compounds" is answered by ESTERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
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ESTERS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESTERS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ESTERS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESTERS, most used first.
- Fragrant compounds - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Chemical compounds - used 40 times, most recently in 2009
- Organic compounds - used 22 times, most recently in 2017
- Aromatic compounds - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
- Perfumery compounds - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Banana oil and others - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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 relative - ISOMER, used 17 times
- Chemical cousin - ISOMER, used 14 times
- Chemical compound - ISOMER, used 13 times
- Fruity cocktail - MAITAI, used 10 times
- Foul-smelling - PUTRID, used 9 times
- Chemical salt - OLEATE, used 8 times
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