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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