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butyrous

butyrous adjective: of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery.

Adjective

butyrous (comparative more butyrous, superlative most butyrous)

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery

butyrous meaning in Tamil

butyrous in Tamil

வெண்ணைதோற்றம், வெண்ணைபோன்ற

Forms of butyrous

comparativemore butyrous
superlativemost butyrous

Origin of butyrous

From butyro- + -ous.

Questions about butyrous

What does butyrous mean?
Butyrous means of, pertaining to, resembling or containing butter, buttery.
What is butyrous in Tamil?
Butyrous in Tamil is வெண்ணைதோற்றம், வெண்ணைபோன்ற. See Butyrous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butyrous?
Butyrous is an adjective.

Words near butyrous in the dictionary

  1. butyrophenone
  2. butyrophenones
  3. butyrophilin
  4. butyrophilins
  5. butyrospermol
  6. butyrous
  7. butyryl
  8. butyrylation
  9. butyrylations
  10. butyrylcholine
  11. butyrylcholinesterase

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