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butyrate

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. butyrate (noun)
  2. acetate butyrate (noun)
  3. cellulose acetate butyrate (noun)
  4. ethyl butyrate (noun)

bu·ty·rate

noun \ˈbyü-tə-ˌrāt\

Definition of BUTYRATE

: a salt or ester of butyric acid

First Known Use of BUTYRATE

1873

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