See Also: butyric(medicine)
butyric(dictionary)
butyric acid(medicine)
butyric acids(medicine)
Butyric acid(health)
normal butyric acid(medicine)

butyric (iou)



butyric adjective. E19.
[from Latin butyrum BUTTER noun1 + -IC.]
Of or pertaining to butter (rare in gen. sense); butyric acid (Chemistry), a syrupy fatty acid, C3H7COOH, present in rancid butter (also called butanoic acid).