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butyroin

butyroin noun: the compound 5-hydroxy-4-octanone, having a buttery, nutty aroma, that is used in perfumery and flavouring.

Noun

butyroin (uncountable)

  1. The compound 5-hydroxy-4-octanone, having a buttery, nutty aroma, that is used in perfumery and flavouring

Origin of butyroin

From butyro- + -in.

Questions about butyroin

What does butyroin mean?
Butyroin means the compound 5-hydroxy-4-octanone, having a buttery, nutty aroma, that is used in perfumery and flavouring.
What part of speech is butyroin?
Butyroin is a noun.

Words near butyroin in the dictionary

  1. butyrivibriocins
  2. butyro-
  3. butyrocholinesterase
  4. butyrogenic
  5. butyroid
  6. butyroin
  7. butyrolactone
  8. butyrolactones
  9. butyrometer
  10. butyrometers
  11. butyrometric

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