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tributyrin

tributyrin noun: the triglyceride of butyric acid; butyrin.

Noun

tributyrin (uncountable)

  1. The triglyceride of butyric acid; butyrin

Origin of tributyrin

From tri- + butyrin.

Questions about tributyrin

What does tributyrin mean?
Tributyrin means the triglyceride of butyric acid; butyrin.
What part of speech is tributyrin?
Tributyrin is a noun.

Words near tributyrin in the dictionary

  1. tributyltins
  2. tributylvinylstannane
  3. tributylvinyltin
  4. tributyrate
  5. tributyrates
  6. tributyrin
  7. tribuzone
  8. trica
  9. tricadecaphobia
  10. tricae
  11. tricaffeoyl

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