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butyric acids

butyric acids is the plural of butyric acid.

Meaning of butyric acid

Noun

butyric acid (plural butyric acids)

  1. Either of the two isomeric carboxylic acids, normal butyric acid and isobutyric acid, with the chemical formula C₃H₇COOH, occurring in animal milk fat.
  2. 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.

Questions about butyric acids

What is butyric acids the plural of?
Butyric acids is the plural of butyric acid.

Words near butyric acids in the dictionary

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

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