butyric.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
Meaning & usage
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
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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