butanoate

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noun

Any salt or ester of butanoic acid

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butyrate
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Meanings

nounbutanoate (plural butanoates)

plural butanoates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of butanoic acid

    Synonyms: butyrate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny salt or ester of butanoic acid

Similar
butyrate
Also see
butyrate

Origin

From butanoic + -ate.

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Cite this entry
APA

butanoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanoate

MLA

“butanoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanoate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butanoate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanoate.

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