BUTYRIN

butyrin

(noun) any of three glycerides of butyric acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

butyrin (countable and uncountable, plural butyrins)

(organic compound) The triglyceride of butyric acid; the principal constituent of butterfat

Source: Wiktionary


Bu"ty*rin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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