butyrin
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bu·ty·rin
(byo͞o′tər-ĭn)n.
See tributyrin.
[French butyrine, from Latin būtȳrum, butter; see butter.]
butyrin
(ˈbjuːtɪrɪn)n
(Elements & Compounds) a colourless liquid ester or oil found in butter. It is formed from butyric acid and glycerine
[C20: from butyr(ic acid + glycer)in(e)]
bu•tyr•in
(ˈbyu tər ɪn)n.
a colorless liquid ester in butter, formed from glycerin and butyric acid.
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Noun | 1. | butyrin - any of three glycerides of butyric acid tributyrin - a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin glyceryl ester - an ester of glycerol |