Organic Chemical
butyric acid
bu·tyr·ic ac·id
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A four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A saturated short-chain fatty acid with a 4-carbon backbone. Butyric acid is commonly found in esterified form in animal fats and plant oils.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Saturated fatty acid with 4 carbons.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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