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butyric en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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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.

Meanings

  1. (rare) 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-

Forms

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most butyric Degree=Sup lexicographic
more butyric Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

butterlike (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter) · buttery (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter) · butyraceous (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter)

Translations (14)

fr butyreux (of or derived from butyric acid) · es butiroso (of or pertaining to butter) · uk масляноки́слий (of or derived from butyric acid) · fr butyrique (of or pertaining to butter) · ga bútarach (of or derived from butyric acid) · ga butrach (of or pertaining to butter) · es mantecoso (of or pertaining to butter) · es butírico (of or derived from butyric acid) · it butirrico (of or pertaining to butter) · fr butyreux (of or pertaining to butter) · uk ма́сляний (of or pertaining to butter) · is smjör- (of or derived from butyric acid) · is smjör- (of or pertaining to butter) · it butirrico (of or derived from butyric acid)