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butyric

butyric adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter.

Adjective

butyric (comparative more butyric, superlative most butyric)

  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-

butyric meaning in Tamil and Bengali

butyric in Tamil

வெண்ணெயைச் சார்ந்த, வெண்ணெய்க் கலப்புள்ள

butyric in Bengali

মাখন সম্পর্কিত, মাখনের বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত

Synonyms of butyric

Forms of butyric

comparativemore butyric
superlativemost butyric

Origin of butyric

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.

Words formed from butyric

Phrases with butyric

Questions about butyric

What does butyric mean?
Butyric means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter.
What is butyric in Tamil?
Butyric in Tamil is வெண்ணெயைச் சார்ந்த, வெண்ணெய்க் கலப்புள்ள. See Butyric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butyric?
Butyric is an adjective.

Words near butyric in the dictionary

  1. butyrate
  2. butyrated
  3. butyrates
  4. butyration
  5. butyrellite
  6. butyric
  7. butyric acid
  8. butyric acids
  9. butyrin
  10. butyrinase
  11. butyrine

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