Butyric

[bju:'tirik]

Definition

(adj.) relating to or producing butyric acid .

Editor: Winthrop--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.

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Definition

adj. pertaining to or derived from butter.—n. Bū′tyl an alcohol radical.—adj. Butyrā′ceous buttery containing butter.—n. Bū′tyrate a salt of butyric acid.—Butyric acid a volatile fatty acid possessing the disagreeable odour of rancid butter.

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