About The Word Butyric
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Butyric
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What's The Definition Of Butyric?
[adj] relating to or producing butyric acid
Synonyms | Synonyms for Butyric: Related Terms | Find terms related to Butyric: See Also | Butyric In Webster's Dictionary \Bu*tyr"ic\, a. (Chem.)
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.
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