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BUTYRIC
butyric
(adjective) relating to or producing butyric acid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
butyric (comparative more butyric, superlative most butyric)
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C3H7CO2-
Synonyms
• (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter): butterlike, buttery, butyraceous
Source: Wiktionary
Bu*tyr"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, butter. Butyric acid, C3H7.CO2H, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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