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- Ancient Greek · derived fromβούτυρος“butter”
- English todaybutyric acid
From Ancient Greek βούτυρος (boúturos, “butter”), from which it can be isolated.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
butyric acid
Today it means: Either of the two isomeric carboxylic acids, normal butyric acid and isobutyric acid, with the chemical formula C₃H₇COOH, occurring in animal milk fat. Full definition →
Ancient Greek βούτυρος