butyric

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

Similar
butterlikebutterybutyraceous
OriginFrench butyrique ← Latin būtȳrum →
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Meanings

adjectivebutyric (comparative more butyric, superlative most butyric)

comparative more butyric · superlative most butyric

  1. rareOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

    Synonyms: butterlike, buttery, butyraceous

  2. chemistryOf, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

Similar
butterlikebutterybutyraceous
Also see
butterlikebutterybutyraceous

Origin

  1. Latinbūtȳrum
  2. Frenchbutyrique
  3. Englishbutyric

From -ic and French butyrique, -ique suffixed to Latin būtȳrum, or from the Latin or butyro- + -ic. Piecewise doublet of buttery, butter ultimately being from the Latin and -y being a doublet of -ic.

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Translations

French butyreux, butyrique
  • butyreuxof or pertaining to butter
  • butyriqueof or pertaining to butter
  • butyreuxof or derived from butyric acid
Icelandic smjör-, smjör-
  • smjör-of or pertaining to butter
  • smjör-of or derived from butyric acid
Irish butrach, bútarach
  • butrachof or pertaining to butter
  • bútarachof or derived from butyric acid
Italian butirrico, butirrico
  • butirricoof or pertaining to butter
  • butirricoof or derived from butyric acid
Spanish mantecoso, butiroso
  • mantecosoof or pertaining to butter
  • butirosoof or pertaining to butter
  • butíricoof or derived from butyric acid
Ukrainian ма́сляний, масляноки́слий
  • ма́сляний (másljanyj)of or pertaining to butter
  • масляноки́слий (masljanokýslyj)of or derived from butyric acid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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