butyric

  1. Adjective.  (rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter.
  2. Adjective.  (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C3H7CO2-.

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