Meaning Of The Word Butyric acid
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What's The Definition Of Butyric acid?
butyric acid in American English
a colorless, strong-smelling isomeric fatty acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, found in rancid butter, perspiration, etc. and used to produce fragrances and flavors noun: either of two isomeric acids having the formula C4 H8 O2, esp. a rancid liquid occurring chiefly in spoiled butter, whose esters are used as flavorings butyric acid in British English type of acid noun: a carboxylic acid existing in two isomeric forms, one of which produces the smell in rancid butter. Its esters are used in flavouring. Formula: C3(CH2)2COOH |
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