Organic Chemical
butyrate Audio
bu·tyr·ate [ byoo-tuh-reyt ]
Subclass of:
Fatty Acids, Volatile; Acids, Acyclic
Definitions related to butyrates:
  • Four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor, that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester; and other 4-carbon acids, salts, and derivatives.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Derivatives of BUTYRIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the carboxypropane structure.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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