butyric

Meanings

Adjective

relating to or producing butyric acid

Adj

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-

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

butterlike, buttery, butyraceous

Scrabble Score: 14

butyric is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
butyric is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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