debutyration

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UK/diːˌbjuːtaɪˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

Any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.

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Meanings

noundebutyration (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAny reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.

    The digested butyrylated starch was subjected to a debutyration process before chain length distribution analysis.

    2022, Lingjin Li et al., “Butyl Group Distribution, Intestinal Digestion, and Colonic Fermentation Characteristics of Different Butyrylated Starches”, in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, volume 70, number 10, ACS Publications, →ISSN

Origin

From de- + butyration.

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