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noun
Either of the two isomeric carboxylic acids, normal butyric acid and isobutyric acid, with the chemical formula C3H7COOH, occurring in animal milk fat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Solely the straight chain isomer of the above, normal butyric acid or n-butyric acid, CH3(CH2)2COOH, a short chain fatty acid; its glyceride is one of the principal components of the flavour of butter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: butanoic acid
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Broader terms: saturated fatty acid
Narrower terms: hydroxybutyric acid, oxybutyric acid
History
From Ancient Greek βούτυρος (boúturos, “butter”), from which it can be isolated.
Across languages
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