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butyric.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter

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

Where this word comes from

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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