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Butyric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Relating to, containing, or derived from butter.

adj. Relating to or derived from butyric acid.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C3H7CO2-

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to or derived from butter.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. relating to or producing butyric acid

Word Usage

"The Japanese fisheries agency said activists on Thursday obstructed Japanese whaling in the Antarctic by throwing bottles of what it described as butyric acid onto whaling ships, as well as flashing laser lights and using water cannon."

Cross Reference

butyric ether butyric fermentation butyric acid

Form

butyric acid hydroxybutyric aminobutyric butyro- isobutyric

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