- butyric
- adjective
Etymology: French butyrique, from Latin butyrum butter — more at butter
Date: 1854
relating to or producing butyric acid <butyric fermentation>
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Butyric — Bu*tyr ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter. [1913 Webster] {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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butyric — [byo͞o tir′ik] adj. [L butyrum, BUTTER + IC] 1. of or obtained from butter 2. of or pertaining to butyric acid … English World dictionary
butyric — Relating to butter. * * * bu·tyr·ic byü tir ik adj relating to or producing butyric acid <butyric fermentation> … Medical dictionary
butyric — adjective relating to or producing butyric acid • Pertains to noun: ↑butyric acid … Useful english dictionary
butyric — butyrically, adv. /byooh tir ik/, adj. Chem. pertaining to or derived from butyric acid. [1820 30; < L butyr(um) BUTTER + IC] * * * … Universalium
butyric — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter b) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula CHCO … Wiktionary
butyric — bu·tyr·ic || bjuË tɪrɪk adj. pertaining to butyric acid; pertaining to butter … English contemporary dictionary
butyric — bu•tyr•ic [[t]byuˈtɪr ɪk[/t]] adj. chem. pertaining to or derived from butyric acid • Etymology: 1820–30; < L būtȳr(um) butter+ ic bu•tyr′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
butyric — /bjuˈtɪrɪk/ (say byooh tirik) adjective relating to or derived from butyric acid. {Latin būtyrum butter + ic} …
Butyric acid — Butyric Bu*tyr ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter. [1913 Webster] {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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
