butyric adjective.
[bju:'tɪrɪk] E19.[from Latin butyrum BUTTER noun1 + -IC.]Of or pertaining to butter (
rare in
gen. sense);
butyric acid (
Chemistry), a syrupy fatty acid, C
3H
7COOH, present in rancid butter (also called
butanoic acid).
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