butyrin

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bu·ty·rin

(byo͞o′tər-ĭn)

[French butyrine, from Latin būtȳrum, butter; see butter.]

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butyrin

(ˈbjuːtɪrɪn)

(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)]

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bu•tyr•in

(ˈbyu tər ɪn)

n.

a colorless liquid ester in butter, formed from glycerin and butyric acid.

[1820–30; butyr (ic) + (glycer) in]

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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

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