English Explanatory Dictionary

butyric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

butyric more butyric most butyric

Etymology

From -ic and French butyrique, -ique suffixed to Latin būtȳrum, or from the Latin or butyro- + -ic. Piecewise doublet of buttery, butter ultimately being from the Latin and -y being a doublet of -ic.

Synonyms

butterlike buttery butyraceous

Derived words

aminobutyric butyramide butyrate butyric acid butyro- butyrone hydroxybutyric isobutyric ketobutyric oxybutyric
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