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butyric

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bu·tyr·ic  (by-tîrk)
adj.
1. Relating to, containing, or derived from butter.
2. Relating to or derived from butyric acid.

[From Latin btrum, butter; see butter.]
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Adj.1.butyric - relating to or producing butyric acid


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Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2006 - (JCN) - Japan Tobacco announced on May 22 that, in collaboration with Osaka University and Pharma Foods International, it made a presentation on its current research on gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science held on May 21.
And although not harmful to human health, a butyric acid develops in the cheese from the bacteria and creates a stench that cannot be eliminated through pasteurization.
Putrid, green and slimy silage can become butyric acid, typical of clostridium.
 
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